Smart building design can play a central role in California’s drive to decarbonize, according to a panel convened by the Energy Commission.

Experts said it’s mostly policy, not technology, holding back widespread adoption of distributed energy resources supported by smart tech.

If one business consultant’s vision proves correct, MISO stakeholders learned, future neighborhoods will be self-contained developments with their own power sources.

California is moving to adopt microgrids to store wind and solar energy and to provide electricity during public safety power shutoffs in wildfire season.

The California Energy Commission approved $22M in grants to fund long-term energy storage projects and another $6M to test using repurposed EV batteries.

The California PUC adopted measures to prepare for this year’s fire season by accelerating deployment of microgrids and approving IOU prevention plans.

A California PUC proposal would speed the interconnection of microgrids to utility distribution systems in anticipation of the state’s upcoming fire season.

A sense of urgency permeated much of the discussions at this year's gridCONNEXT, as speakers said the world is way behind on its decarbonization goals.

Discussions at Infocast's California Energy Summit ran the gamut of energy issues, but mitigating and preventing wildfires in the state took center stage.

Steve Huntoon revists his skeptical analyses of Big Transmission, microgrids and grid batteries, with a note about New York energy policy.