It is crucial to recognize the pivotal role courts play in our journey toward carbon-free energy. Their impact can either validate our progress or, at times, inadvertently impede the transition. Two examples illustrate how the legal system has shaped our path toward embracing clean energy.
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Dive into the fundamentals of a Virtual Power Plant and read how it can reshape the way we generate electricity.
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Various electric utility business models exist, each requiring profitability for operation. However, they have different attributes. Understanding these diverse models and their respective attributes is key to devising effective incentives for transitioning these entities from fossil fuel to clean energy generation.
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Decarbonization is impacting the way we generate, distribute, and consume energy. As we strive for cleaner, more efficient, and resilient energy systems, the spotlight is increasingly turning to a game-changing concept: Distributed Energy Resources, or DERs.
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Looking for solar generated electricity but can't have or don't want the solar panels on the roof? Then Community Solar is no-brainer and the real deal.
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Getting to and having a reformed permit process is not easy. Read about how understanding the Tradeoff Triangle and the concept of a Permit Management Office can help.
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This updated research note from EnergyInnovation.org models final IRA provisions and improves on the previous note’s methodologies and assumptions.
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To those who criticize renewable energy subsidies because they distort the market...I say, "Bring on the subsidies!"
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The electric grid brings electricity from its sources to those who consume it. As we decarbonize our energy mix, the demands of the grid are evolving. Understanding even the basics of the grid makes it easier to understand the discussions about the grid taking place, and the impact it has on our everyday lives. What is the electric grid anyway?
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If the benefits of rooftop solar are to be realized on a larger scale, regulators need to come up with a more consumer friendly way for consumers to be paid for their surplus electricity while utilities and investors see a fair return on their investment for maintaining, expanding, and upgrading the distribution grid.
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