For decades, utilities have deployed distributed generation along distribution circuits primarily for single-circuit capacity support and voltage regulation. While these applications remain valuable, a broader opportunity is emerging: siting generators directly at […]
Tesla sets battery storage deployment record in Q4 as EV sales slump
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Booming demand for energy storage propelled Tesla’s stationary battery deployments to a fresh record in the fourth quarter […]
No Electric Bill Relief in Sight for Customers in 2026
Rising energy demand, inflation, grid investment, extreme weather and volatile fuel costs are increasing the cost of electricity faster than many households can keep up, and there are no easy fixes, experts […]
Global Climate Tax Plan Puts Big Oil in the Crosshairs
The United Nations is discussing a new international tax collection cooperation regime that, among other things, aims to extract money from the oil and gas industry for climate change. It is not […]
Wind and solar curtailment: Beneath the headline numbers from 2025
Curtailment remains one of the clearest signs of the challenges facing existing and new solar and wind projects in the NEM. Here’s what the 2025 data tells us. The post Wind and […]
Global EV Sales Leaders — Top Selling Brands & OEMs in 2025
After publishing our report on the top selling EV models in the world in December and 2025 as a whole, as well as an overall report on global EV progress, here’s our […]
Balcony solar is powering apartments from Berlin to Barcelona. So why not in Australia?
Small, plug-in PV systems are populating balconies across Europe and the US, but many Australian apartment dwellers are locked out of the new solar boom. The post Balcony solar is powering apartments […]
Germany Seeks Middle East LNG Deals
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will lead a delegation to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, seeking to secure supply deals for liquefied natural gas to diversify away from the United States, Bloomberg has reported, […]
US solar capacity overtakes wind
Solar has become the largest renewable source of installed power capacity in the United States, surpassing wind after 27 consecutive months as the leading source of new grid additions, according to the […]
Analysts Explain Energy ‘Bloodbath’
In a statement sent to Rigzone on Monday, Naeem Aslam, CIO of Zaye Capital Markets, said energy’s “bloodbath” today is a “classic risk-premium unwind”. “Trump’s ‘serious talks’ with Iran vaporized the geopolitical […]
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