Distributed energy resources

Phase one of the bidirectional charging program is focused on connecting vehicles to homes.

AutoGrid claims its turnkey virtual power plant model makes it easier to get projects going.

The once-failed company is betting there’s still a way forward for solar powered steam.

CEO Ruben Llanes said the megawatts-as-a-service business model is an evolution of virtual power plant offerings.

Amid accelerating data center demands and a transmission rollout that Scott Harden says is unlikely to happen fast enough, innovation is focused behind the meter.

An approaching deadline in the state’s microgrid tariff procedure brings policy problems into the spotlight. But a tariff may not be a panacea.

With a retiring workforce and mountains of data, next generation tools are arriving right on time.

It’s time for electricity providers to choose virtual power plants.

Artificial intelligence could be transformative for the grid. But taking full advantage would mean a dramatic shift in how utilities do business.

A new generation of AI-powered grid-edge technologies will need to avoid the pitfalls that plagued the first wave of advanced metering infrastructure.

The grid is entering its automation era.

The variability of renewables creates new challenges for the grid — but using AI for better weather predictions can help with capacity planning.