Energy job moves at Fluence, Avangrid, Sunfolding, Sunrun, juwi, BEI, Energy Foundation, Kanin Energy
Executive, career and boardroom moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy VC.
Morning Brief: Sunrun launches residential energy storage virtual power plant, Panasonic expands its panel warranty
Also in the brief: Verizon is back at the bottom of Green America’s Clean Energy Wireless Scorecard, Solar United Neighbors and Vote Solar have submitted over 20,000 public comments against NERA, an early coal plant retirement and more.
Vivint Solar joins EnergyHub in expanding PV and storage demand response programs
Can programs like EnergyHub and National Grid’s battery-powered DR turn utilities into residential solar fans?
Job moves: Helena Kimball promoted to CEO at Cthulhu-backed solar startup; plus Strata, sPower, KCE, Borrego, Sunpro
Executive and boardroom moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy VC.
Solar industry CEOs weigh-in on positive trends in Covid-impacted quarterly results
“We’ve taken how the industry would have evolved – probably in two years – and we’ve done it in a month.” — Lynn Jurich, CEO of Sunrun
Job Moves at Sunrun, SMA, sPower, Enel X, Fluence, Emerson Collective, ENGIE, Arevon, Posigen
Executive and boardroom moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy VC.
Sunrun weathers Covid for a strong Q1
The company reported strong solar deployments and revenue to start 2020, even with orders decreasing by as much as 40% for periods in March. And while the company has remained strong throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, additional sales decreases loom in Q2.
Job moves at Google, Sunrun, Pine Gate, Standard Solar, Enel, European Energy
Executive and boardroom moves in solar, storage, energy, utilities and venture capital.
Renewable industry urges New Jersey to address the peak with storage
In response to the initial straw proposal on energy efficiency and peak demand reduction programs released by state regulators, renewable industry leaders are calling for the inclusion of programs promoting energy storage.
States expand rooftop solar potential with smart inverter rollout
Maryland is the fourth state to require that rooftop solar use smart inverters, to allow more solar on the grid. States aiming for high renewables should do likewise, says a consultancy. A looming question: will smart distributed resources be compensated for providing grid services?
