News, press, and events

21 May 2020

Santa Barbara, California Seeks Bids for at Least Six School Microgrids, Solar and Storage

Microgrid Knowledge reports on the Santa Barbara Unified School District's RFP for a solar and resilience project that encompasses 15 locations.

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5 May 2020

CPUC finds DERs save on transmission investments, but implementation remains ‘the big question’

Utility Dive reports on the CPUC's acknowledgement that distributed energy resources can help avoid certain transmission investments.

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29 April 2020

Fires are coming. But PG&E and some cities are holding up battery backups

The Los Angeles Times reports on the struggle to get batteries installed in homes as local governments and PG&E throw up roadblocks because of COVID-19.

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27 April 2020

California values distributed energy resources fairly — and ratepayers score a big win

PV Magazine reports on the CPUC's decision to factor in future avoided transmission costs when valuing DER.

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24 April 2020

California to Include Avoided Transmission Costs in DER Benefits Calculation

Microgrid Knowledge reports on our work with the CPUC on the Avoided Cost Calculator, a methodology used to determine the benefits of DER.

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