Duck Curve

How the market trends behind the expansion of solar and wind energy are too powerful to stop entirely.

There's simply no space left for new (or even, soon, old) nuclear

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As part of my coping mechanisms, I like to make graphs of important things I worry about. Recently with the Russia-inflicted horrors in Ukraine, I've been looking at the torrent of Russian gas being bought by Europe. This turned into a live plot that shows just how much money we are sending to Russia. In that post, I also dwell on how we are using that gas to heat our houses and generate electricity.

Demand response has seen some crypto miners manage renewables onto the grid and provide grid stability services. Dr. Jemma Green explores how bitcoin mining can reduce carbon, rather than increase it.

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This new startup could solve a massive issue with renewable energy.

Startup Energy Vault is building two massive gravity battery systems that could solve a massive issue with renewable energy.

Startup Energy Vault is building two massive gravity battery systems that should start storing and generating power in the coming months.

Batteries with performance too low for driving can still store a lot of charge.

90% of top utilities leverage technology partnerships. Learn how utilities are using software to increase grid reliability. and flexibility.

The clocks spring forward soon. Here is a look at what the time change means for energy consumption.

Clean solar energy is changing the the shape of the grid. Here's what it means and how the grid can adapt.

As solar power meets more of our electricity needs, the grid needs to be able to handle a new challenge.

"Since rooftop solar customers pay less on their utility bills, they end up contributing less toward maintaining the grid, which they still use. That has meant the cost burden was shifted to those without rooftop solar, and often those who can't afford it." (Wall Street Journal, below) "For rooftop solar companies, generous incentives were the […]

As California works towards its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The state is, at times, generating more solar than it can handle.

What solutions are there for the duck-shaped energy issue plaguing places with high rooftop solar adoption, particularly California?

Can a flurry of new power lines tame California's solar conundrum?

Behind the meter, we're ducked. In colder parts of the country, March comes in like a lion. Here in California, March comes in like a duck. Days are often sunny but not so hot. Solar electric…

Rooftop solar alone will earn less under new California policy, but firms are developing programs to make it lucrative to add home batteries that help the grid.