Buying renewable energy should be easy — here’s one way to make it less complex By Brian Janous, Microsoft; Kenneth Davies, Microsoft; and Lee Taylor, REsuretyNovember 19, 2018 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on Microsoft Corporate Blogs, and is being republished with permission of the author. It would be difficult to overestimate the impact that corporate procurement of renewable energy, primarily through power purchase agreements (PPAs), has had on the overall renewable market. In less than a decade, renewable energy created from corporate PPAs went… Read more
How Clean Energy Figured in State-level Midterm Elections By Matthew Crosby, Coronal EnergyNovember 13, 2018 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on Coronal Energy Insights, and is being republished with permission of the author. In the historic recent midterm elections—where seven governor’s seats and seven state legislatures switched from Republican to Democrat—voters continued to voice their strong support for renewable and advanced energy. In addition, voters split on several key ballot initiatives in… Read more
Investors Watching Closely in the Wake of Recent Offshore Wind Announcements By Tim OlsonOctober 30, 2018 Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel where we discussed financing for U.S. offshore wind projects to a full room at the 2018 Verge conference in Oakland. On that same day, my colleagues on the opposite coast joined nearly 1,000 others at the American Wind Energy Association’s Offshore WINDPOWER 2018 conference.… Read more
The Five 2018 Races to Watch for a 100% Renewable Energy Future By Mark Goodwin, Apex Clean EnergyOctober 10, 2018 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on LinkedIn, and is being republished with permission of the author. It’s hard to go a day without hearing, reading, or talking about the upcoming midterm elections. Interest is high and opinions are strong, with most of the spotlight shining on the federal level. But critical races are occurring across the… Read more
IBM on the Role of Blockchain for Renewable Energy A Conversation with Neil Gerber, Global Director of New Energy and Blockchain at IBM By Max Almono and Conor FryerOctober 9, 2018 EDITOR’S NOTE: The role of blockchain applications for promoting a modern grid that values flexibility, competition, reliability and resilience will be among the many diverse topics of discussion at ACORE’s inaugural Renewable Energy Grid Forum, taking place on November 8 in San Francisco. For more information and to register, please visit: www.renewablegridforum.org. Blockchain, the… Read more
Grid Flexible Solar Key to Unlocking Clean Energy Grid of the Future By Mark Widmar, First SolarSeptember 18, 2018 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in the September 2018 issue of Public Utilities Fortnightly. Posting with permission of the publisher. Today’s power grid is evolving. In recent years, a confluence of factors has fundamentally altered how electricity is generated, delivered, and consumed. Prices for utility-scale solar and other renewable resources have plummeted to the… Read more
