Better technology and falling costs for years have buoyed the clean energy economy, steadily putting rooftop solar, energy efficiency, and other distributed energy resources within reach of more U.S. households and businesses. Still, many utilities remain averse to accommodating these amenities despite significant — and rising — demand in the marketplace.
Originally published at ilsr.org. We’ve been keeping a running tally of where distributed generation has come under attack, usually from incumbent utility companies, and displayed it in map format every few months. But the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center and Meister Consultants Group have done such a good job with … [continued]
Increases in distributed generation have resulted in challenges to the power sector’s traditional way of doing things, and could result in further disruption, according to Lux Research. A new report, Powering the Future: Evaluating the Contenders That Aim to Rule the Distributed Grid, published this week, makes the bold claim that … [continued]
Distributed generation of electricity in Brazil showed a remarkably strong growth trend in 2015, as the number of connections grew 308%. This news is according to new figures published by Brazil’s energy regulator the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). The figures account for micro-generation (systems up to 75 kW) and mini-generation … [continued]
Schneider Electric, S&C Electric Company, and the transmission + distribution company Oncor are teaming up to put together a microgrid featuring (and obviously thus capable of integrating) 9 separate distributed generation sources along with energy storage infrastructure. According to Oncor, the project represents the “most advanced microgrid in North America,” … [continued]
Navigant Research has released a new report analysing the distributed generation technology market, and reached the conclusion that the industry is expected to expand rapidly over the next few years. Analysing forecasts for installed capacity, revenue, and pricing through 2023 for the distributed generation market, Navigant found that cost reductions, … [continued]
Originally published on the Clean Energy Resource Team blog. by Fritz Ebinger The National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Distributed Wind Energy Association(DWEA) paired up recently to promote wind power by reducing permitting barriers, while also protecting resident interests. The report, County Strategies for Successfully Managing and Promoting Wind Power, was published in … [continued]
A new report from Pike Research finds that the total worldwide capacity of distributed generation contained in microgrids is expected to more than quintuple by 2018, growing from 764 megawatts (MW) in 2012 to nearly 4,000 MW in 2018. “Distributed generation assets are the foundation of any microgrid,” says … [continued]
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a “rule” that precludes distributed renewable energy projects from supplying more than 15% of the power to most “distribution circuits” (part of the low-voltage electric grid that brings power into homes and businesses). With the rapidly falling cost of solar power, many places … [continued]
The Energy Services Management (ESM) solutions company Tendril is releasing a new suite of industry-focused marketing solutions that includes offerings that can be used by distributed energy resource providers (e.g., rooftop solar energy companies) amongst others, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica this week. The 3 new “Tendril Energy Marketing” … [continued]
