Grid edge
Octopus Energy’s Kraken nabs its first North American integrated utility customer
Exclusive: Canada’s Saint John Energy will migrate customers to the company’s energy management platform over the next year.
Renew Home makes its debut in a crowded VPP market
The spinout highlights the market’s growing pains, from customer acquisition to challenges of scale.
GE spinout ThinkLabs has a new copilot offering for the grid
The company is stepping out on its own with $5 million in seed funding and a “strategic relationship” with GE Vernova.
How Southern Company is readying the grid for EVs
WeaveGrid’s managed charging programs with Alabama Power and Georgia Power are using AI to manage the incoming surge of demand.
PG&E is getting closer to remote, autonomous line inspections
The utility’s remote drone program is making strides, but technical hurdles remain.
Can AES rally utility support for dynamic line rating?
The company hopes its recent case study with LineVision will jumpstart the conversation about grid-enhancing tech.
Tesla cut its charging team. What now?
The industry’s transition to Tesla’s charging standard is already underway, but this setback could mean delays — and opportunity for Tesla’s competitors.
AI for the grid has potential, DOE says — but comes with pitfalls
In a sweeping report, the agency outlines four key areas to prioritize the tech's deployment in the near-term.
How PG&E got creative in overcoming capacity limits
In 2023, the utility turned to batteries as an alternative to reconductoring, a move that saved money and time.
Schneider brings BESS to its microgrid suite
The company hopes expanding its microgrid solution will help open up the conversation between utilities and customers about flexible resources.
Reconductoring could help solve America’s grid problem
Advanced conductors can up to double transmission capacity on existing lines in a matter of months.
Hitachi Energy pours $1.5 billion into transformers
In the next three years, the Swiss company plans to build out its production capacity in an effort to shorten lead times.
Electron, National Grid are pushing 'portable data' for UK flexibility markets
The partnership aims to encourage higher participation levels in National Grid’s electricity distribution network.
ERCOT needs more distribution data to grow VPPs, says executive
The grid operator decided to keep the 80 megawatt cap on its groundbreaking ADER pilot and focus on collecting device-level data.
Why utilities were unprepared for the new wave of power demand
The forecast calls for an overtaxed grid.