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Driving momentum for energy projects post-One Big Beautiful Bill with DER modeling

The energy sector continues to face challenges like increasing power demands and grid instability, intensified by AI growth and climate change, despite recent policy changes. States are addressing these issues by promoting flexible solutions such as microgrids and utilizing predictive modeling for future energy projects.

California cuts funding for nation’s largest virtual power plant

With California facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, the state’s lawmakers opted not only against a boost in funding for its flagship virtual power plant program as initially planned, but to not renew its funding all together.

California’s virtual power plant program helped prevent blackouts and reliance on fossil fuels. Now its future is in jeopardy.

Gov. Newsom pushed off making a decision over the fate of a program to prevent California’s blackouts and lower costs, but now his time to make a decision is running out — and so is the program’s funding.

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Sungrow unveils modular inverter, battery energy storage systems

The company introduced a 4.8 MW modular inverter, a utility-scale battery energy storage system and a commercial and industrial scale battery energy storage system at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

SolMicrogrid to buy near-complete C&I solar, microgrid projects

The company’s energy-as-a-service partner program will provide discounted renewable energy rates to the customer while offering developers a quick cash sale for their projects nearing completion.

Energy storage microgrid keeps Massachusetts schools powered during outages

Lightshift Energy and Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Commission partnered on an energy storage project to enhance resilience of its schools, while also saving as much as $20 million for customers.

States see widespread policy efforts to overcome grid issues

The 50 States of Grid Modernization quarterly report from NC Clean Energy Technology Center identified policy trends related to grid modernization across the 2025 legislative session.

Hawaii’s governor cancels veto plans, approves more solar

Hawaii Gov. Green decided against his initial plans to veto and signed a bill into law to expand its residential solar-plus-storage buildout.

State lawmakers convene to tackle grid strain, data center energy demands

The Pew Charitable Trust held a two-day meeting in San Antonio where state lawmakers met to learn about distributed energy resources and discuss policies can help meet rising energy demands.

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Oregon expands microgrids to beyond utility ownership

The legislation strives to build resiliency at the community level by allowing private developers to build, own and operate microgrids.

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