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AT&T already has a ton of business in the utility sector, providing everything from workforce connectivity to the backhaul networks that help connect millions of smart meters and other grid devices in the field. But to date, AT&T and its telecommunications coequals, such as Verizon an...
In a much-anticipated development, Tesla Motors said today that it had fully paid the government back for a $465 million loan it received in 2010 from the Department of Energy (DOE). The company announced it had wired $451 million to the government, which accounted for the entire loan...
Energy storage is often called the holy grail of renewable energy. The problem with the "grail" language is that the grail was never located. At least not with a compelling business case. There is a lot to report from this week's Energy Storage Association meeting , and the approximat...
If the 2008 mortgage meltdown did anything to educate Americans about the complicated world of finance, it was to teach them about securitization. Securitization is the practice of pooling disparate sources of debt and selling it as a package to investors on the secondary market. The ...
posttypography.com Microgrids: A Utility’s Best Friend or Worst Enemy? Microgrids could be a threat or an opportunity for utilities. Chris Nelder: May 23, 2013 Defenders of the electric grid status quo have long argued that always-on baseload power generators like coal and nuclear pla...
Only three hours after getting sworn in as energy secretary, Dr. Ernest Moniz went to the Washington convention center this afternoon to deliver his first speech in office. Secretary Moniz spoke to a crowd at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum about his upcoming agenda as secretary. "...
Energy efficiency proponents rejoiced last month when Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced a sweeping bill that would provide incentives, technical assistance and new standards for energy efficiency in the private and public sectors. The bill passed out o...
When PSE&G, the largest utility in New Jersey, announces that it’s investing nearly half a billion dollars in mid-scale solar, developers in the West should take notice. Why? Because the Garden State, in addition to being blessed with rich soil, has an abundance of brownfields and lan...
