Too Cheap to Keep
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What happens if we overbuild renewable energy? Curtailment is an increasingly big problem for grid-scale renewable energy projects. Are big batteries the solution?
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Collaboration as Innovation
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Stacking value from batteries and other DERs has been the goal for years, but it rarely happens in practice. Why?
Read MoreAccelerate NWA Solutions
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A blockchain-based transactive market approach is a better solution for successful non-wires alternatives than the traditional bilateral and proprietary vendor solutions that are typically deployed today. This post outlines three examples that illustrate why.
Read MoreEnergy Markets are Broken
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North American energy markets are highly regulated, with incentive structures in place that are almost hostile to innovation. How can you sell products designed to reduce cost, improve flexibility, and increase consumer satisfaction to customers whose bottom line won't benefit from these improvements? Are energy markets broken? Were they ever not?
Read MoreCan Grid+ Disintermediate Utilities?
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Grid+ had a hugely successful ICO in late 2017. Will their plan to disrupt utilities by using blockchain to give customers direct market access work?
Read MoreBeyond Peer-to-Peer Energy Transactions with Blockchain
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Peer to peer transactions get a lot of attention for energy blockchain applications but what are the most valuable applications?
Read MoreDemocratizing Energy Markets
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I see 4 major pillars needed in order for DERs to go mainstream. Is blockchain one?
Read MoreWhat's the Problem with DERs?
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Why aren't distributed energy resources more popular? Are consumers interested? Do utilities care?
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