Grid & Infrastructure
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U.S. Electricity Demand Hits Record Highs, EIA Says
EIA expects U.S. power use to keep setting records, driven by data centers and electrification. What's behind the surge and what it means for bills.
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Insights
Renew. Rethink. Read.
Exploring the future of legacy commercial solar.
Policy & Regulation
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National Grid Rate Hike: What the Approved Increase Costs
New York approved a three-year National Grid rate increase worth about $600 a year per household. How bills change and the push for legislative review.
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Distributed Energy
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Sunrun Battery Attachment Hits 70% as Home Storage Surges
70% of Sunrun's new customers added batteries in Q2 2025, up from 54%. What's driving home storage and what it means for the grid and solar owners.
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Clean Energy Transition
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MIT Study: 81 Innovations That Cut Solar Costs by 99%
MIT traced 81 innovations behind a 99% drop in solar costs, many from outside solar. What it shows about soft costs and solar's next chapter: repowering.
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Policy & Regulation
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Con Edison Rate Hike: What NY Approved After the Backlash
Con Edison sought 11.4% electric and 13.3% gas increases for $21B in grid upgrades. Regulators cut it by 87%. What it means for NYC bills and solar owners.
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Repowering & Lifecycle Management
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Elster Wind Repowering: 6x More Power From Fewer Turbines
Germany's Elster wind farm swapped 50 old turbines for 16 new ones and now makes six times the power on less land. What it means for aging U.S. solar.
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