2023
The EPA’s hydrogen push is a federal endorsement of greenwashing
Abbe Ramanan, Utility Dive, 3/22/2023
Can one of the Largest Mass Transit Microgrids in the US run on Mostly Renewables and Storage?
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge, 3/15/2023
Activists push green energy to counter NJ Transit’s plan for fossil fuel power plant
Colleen Wilson, NorthJersey.com, 3/13/2023
Scientists want to store renewable energy in abandoned mines
Elissaveta Brandon, Fast Company, 2/2/2023
Commentary: Battery-equipped appliances could make resilience ubiquitous
Shelley Robbins, Energy News Network, 2/2/2023
2022
City asking YVEA for waiver to net-metering cap
Suzie Romig, Steamboat Pilot & Today, 12/22/2022
“Resilience Hubs” arise in neighborhoods nationwide to provide renewable power and disaster support during power outages
Lili Francklyn, Homer Microgrid News, 12/1/2022
Massachusetts Utilities Hope Hydrogen and Biomethane Can Keep the State Cooking, and Heating, With Gas
Jon Lamson, Inside Climate News, 11/18/22
Impact of NJ’s Storage Plan on Overburdened Communities Questioned
Hugh Morley, RTO Insider, 11/16/2022
The Inflation Reduction Act leaves low-income homeowners out of the clean energy transition. Or does it?
Shelley Robbins, Utility Dive, 11/15/2022
Meeting the Moment: How a just transition will drive a clean energy future
Green Mic Podcast hosted by Edison Energy’s Elana Knopp, 11/15/2022
DTE plan calls for early coal-plant retirement, more renewables. Advocates call for faster progress, local ownership
Nina Ignaczak, Planet Detroit, 11/3/2022
Clean energy supply bottlenecks hit overburdened communities the hardest, utilities and advocates say
Elizabeth McCarthy, Utility Dive, 10/27/2022
Northeast embraces first-of-a-kind virtual power plant
Miranda Wilson, Energywire, 10/12/2022
States Face Challenge Tying Storage Incentives to Emissions Reduction
Hugh Morley, RTO Insider, 10/10/2022
The Price of Private Equity’s New York Power Plant Grab
Leanna First-Arai, New York Focus, 9/13/2022
NYC Must Move Past Its Peakers
Stephen Wood, New Thinking, 8/23/2022
Is the Manchin deal a tipping point for CO2-heavy energy?
David Iaconangelo and Carlos Anchondo, E&E News, 8/3/2022
Peaker Power Plants Pose Preposterous Pollution Problems
Riya Anne Polcastro, Triple Pundit, 8/2/2022
How Manchin-Schumer would change energy, from oil to solar
David Iaconangelo, Heather Richards, Carlos Anchondo, Peter Behr, Energywire, 7/29/2022
HILL TAX BRIEFING: Biden’s Tax Agenda Faces Uncertain Outlook
Patrick Ambrosio, Bloomberg Tax, 7/18/2022
Orlando Plans Resilience Hubs to Help Weather Future Storms
Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 7/15/2022
Environmental Justice Impacts of the Hydrogen Economy
Electrify This! Podcast with Sarah Baldwin, Energy Innovation LLC, 6/23/2022
Calls to boost natural gas can’t ignore fuel combustion’s deadly impacts
Shelley Robbins, The Hill, 6/7/2022
Mapping the inequities of fossil peaker power plants
Seth Mullendore, Power Engineering, 4/27/2022
Will the changes on a federal web page impact Duke Energy’s Carolinas solar proposal?
Shelley Robbins, Southeast Energy News, 3/30/2022
Utility-scale batteries? VPP programs? Both? How states are valuing energy storage
Charles W. Thurston, Solar Builder, 3/30/2022
On Intentionality & Intersections in Energy with Melanie Santiago-Mosier
Power Flow Podcast with Amy Simpkins, 3/1/2022
Resilience Matters: Opportunities for Action to Strengthen Communities
Laurie Mazur, with contributions by Lew Milford, Seth Mullendore, and Abbe Ramanan, Island Press, 2022
Building batteries better
Joseph Winters, Grist, 2/17/2022
Activists urge Massachusetts to take another look at need for peaking plants
Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network, 2/1/2022
Xcel’s long-range plan faces pushback over role of fossil peaking plants
Frank Jossi, Midwest Energy News, 1/21/2022
New York City says goodbye to gas, establishing a blueprint for other communities
Seth Mullendore, Utility Dive, 1/13/2022
2021
Eastern Generation Scraps Plans for Gowanus Power Plant, Turns Toward Renewables
Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper, 12/20/2021
Closing the equity gap: This innovative technical assistance program is driving solar+storage projects across frontline communities
Elana Knopp, Edison Energy, 12/16/2021
Assessing Massachusetts’ ConnectedSolutions Distributed Battery Program – what works, what could improve
Todd Olinsky-Paul, Solar Builder, 11/1/2021
Massachusetts finds early success with behind-the-meter energy storage program
John Engel, Renewable Energy World, 10/1/2021
With forward capacity auction success, batteries are winning in New England
Todd Olinsky-Paul, Utility Dive, 9/28/2021
We don’t have time for another fossil fuel bridge
Seth Mullendore, Daily Climate, 9/21/2021
The Solar Industry and COVID: A Conversation with Seth Mullendore of Clean Energy Group
Sara Carbone, CollectiveSun, 9/20/2021
Campaign to shut down New York City’s peaker plants gains congressional ally
Scott Van Voorhis, Utility Dive, 8/27/2021
S.F. will soon roll out nation’s first hydrogen ferry
Jessica Wolfrom, San Francisco Examiner, 8/25/2021
Fight over ‘peaker’ plants poses grid climate test
Miranda Wilson, Politico, 8/24/2021
Report shows strong solar+storage market growth… and plenty of room for improvement
Seth Mullendore, PV Magazine, 8/13/2021
Energy storage a ‘viable, low emissions and cheaper alternative’ to Massachusetts fossil fuel plant
Andy Colthorpe, Energy Storage News, 8/2/2021
What the infrastructure deal means for energy
E&E News Staff, E&E News, 7/30/2021
Report: Battery storage could be viable alternative
Erin Nolan, The Salem News, 7/29/2021
U.S. coal production hit 55-year low
Ester Wells, Politico, 7/15/2021
As Pittsfield power plant seeks permit renewal, environmental groups call for clean-energy transition
Danny Jin, The Berkshire Eagle, 7/1/2021
Texas power outage deaths: Is cruelty and neglect our new energy policy?
Lew Milford and Shelley Robbins, The Hill, 6/28/2021
Five months into the Biden Administration: A whirlwind of federal action on offshore wind
Georgena Terry, Windpower Engineering & Development, 6/21/2021
No justification for proposed Peabody gas plant
Sarah Dooling, CommonWealth Magazine, 6/19/2021
Interview with Clean Energy Group’s Seth Mullendore
Elana Knopp, New Project Media Podcast, 5/26/2021
Growing Power Outages Pose Grave Threat To People Who Need Medical Equipment To Live
Charlotte Huff, NPR, 5/15/2021
Outages and outrages: The fossil fuel industry exploits blackout fears
Lew Milford and Abbe Ramanan, The Hill, 5/13/2021
Fossil Fuel Phase Out Must Begin Where the Industry Has Hurt People the Most
Leanna First-Arai, Truthout, 4/14/21
New York City’s most polluting fossil fuel plants can retire by 2030 thanks to renewables, storage
Andy Colthorpe, Energy Storage News, 3/19/2021
Retiring New York City’s peaker fleet could be the endgame for fossil fuels
Elana Knopp, New Project Media, 3/19/2021
A positive trend: U.S. offshore wind solicitations address equity
Georgena Terry, Windpower Engineering & Development, 3/18/2021
Environmental justice groups offer vision to shut New York City peakers
Marie J. French, Politico NY, 3/16/2021
In The Future, Your Home Could Have A Battery Backup
Michael Marks & Shelly Brisbin, The Texas Standard, 3/16/2021
Batteries Can Bring Clean Energy To Those Who Need It Most
Lew Milford, Our Daily Planet, 2/28/2021
A centralized grid is failing Texans. It’s time to reimagine the energy system
Marriele Mango and Seth Mullendore, The Hill, 2/26/2021
At New York City’s biggest power plant, a switch to clean energy will help a neighborhood breathe easier
Andrew Blum, Popular Science, 2/2/2021
2021 Outlook: Will hydrogen experience a breakthrough?
Emma Penrod, Utility Dive, 1/14/2021
Don’t Fall for the Hydrogen Hype
Eddie Bautista & Lewis Milford, Morning Consult, 1/5/2021
Hydrogen: 3 things to watch in 2021
David Iaconangelo, E&E News, 1/4/2021
2020
Can Wall Street’s Heaviest Hitter Step Up to the Plate on Climate Change?
Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 12/24/2020
Clean Energy Group Warns Of High NOx From Hydrogen Gas Combustion
David Clark, Inside EPA, 12/18/2020
Clean energy advocates seek moratorium on ‘hydrogen hype machine’
Garrett Hering and Tom DiChristopher, S&P Global Market Intelligence, 12/18/2020
Going Solar (Plus Storage): A Vermont Homeowner Shares Her Experience
Janice Ouellette, Green Energy Times, 11/23/2020
Study Finds Energy Storage Can Save Long Island Electric Customers $390 million over the Next Decade
NY-BEST Press Release, 10/28/2020
NYPA Teaming Up with Environmentalists to Transition Big Apple’s Natural Gas-Fired Peakers to Clean Energy
Kevin Dobbs, Natural Gas Intelligence, 10/20/2020
NYPA, Environmental Justice Groups to Work Together on Peaker Plant Replacements
Jeff St. John, Greentech Media, 10/14/2020
NYPA to consider swapping gas peakers for batteries in novel deal with environmental justice groups
Robert Walton, Utility Dive, 10/14/2020
New York state directs more capital to solar power for low-income communities
Remy Dhingra, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum, 9/16/2020
Where Investors See a Tax Savings, She Saw a Pathway to Clean Energy Equity Goals
Pari Kasotia, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum, 9/14/2020
Severe storms are increasingly leaving us without power. Microgrids can help.
Greta Moran, Popular Science, 8/31/2020
The Push To Turn NYC’s Polluting Peaker Plants Into Publicly-Owned Solar Power
Clarisa Diaz, The Gothamist, 7/7/2020
Why We Must Close Polluting Urban Power Plants
Seth Mullendore, U.S. News, 5/27/2020
Morning Brief: NYC replaces fossil plants with storage and renewables, solar boom stalls in Texas
Tim Sylvia and Eric Wesoff, PV Magazine, 5/13/2020
Replace NYC peakers with renewables+storage? Plant owners say they’re working on it
Robert Walton, Utility Dive, 5/12/2020
Why the time is right for FERC to issue a NOPR on peaking power plants
Seth Mullendore and Rao Konidena, Renewable Energy World, 5/12/2020
Gas peakers to renewable storage: The next climate fight?
David Iaconangelo, E&E News, 5/11/2020
These dirty power plants cost billions and only operate in summer. Can they be replaced?
Rachel Ramirez, Grist, 5/8/2020
NYC report calls for battery peakers, blasts payments for ‘archaic’ fossil fleet
Garrett Hering, S&P Global, 5/8/2020
New Jersey Regulators Urged to Include Microgrids, Storage in Efficiency Plan
Ethan Howland, Microgrid Knowledge, 4/24/2020
Microgrid Installed for Low-income Apartments, First for Washington DC
Ethan Howland, Microgrid Knowledge, 1/28/20
Kresge Foundation backs solar+storage for buildings with vulnerable residents
William Driscoll, PV Magazine, 1/16/2020
2019
New Orleans is ready for resilient power
Andy Kowalczyk and Marriele Mango, The Lens
11/25/2019
Powering In-Home Health Care in an Emergency
Emily Bruza, Homeland Security Digital Library Blog
10/22/2019
Power Shutoffs:Playing with Fire
Denise Fairchild and Kim Evon, Energy Central
10/17/2019
Ariz. battery fire stirs debate about lithium-ion safety
Carlos Anchondo, E&E News
8/9/2019
Commentary: With Energy Freedom Act, South Carolina takes steps toward resilience
Shelley Robbins and Marriele Mango, Energy News Network
7/25/2019
At Least 2.5 Million Home Health Patients Using Medical Equipment Vulnerable to Natural Disasters
Bailey Bryant, Home Health Care News
7/16/2019
Trumping the President: The US States Forging a Path to a Decarbonized Future
Paul Crompton, Energy Storage Journal
June 2019
Patients using critical equipment at home need safety net during power outages
Healthcare Purchasing News
6/5/2019
Public health officials call for Medicaid coverage of medical battery devices
Jacqueline Renfrow, Fierce Healthcare
6/5/2019
Infirm risk losing life-sustaining machines as storms worsen
Daniel Cusick, EENews
6/5/2019
Why Energy Storage Is So Vital for Healthcare
Nicholas Hamm, Managed Healthcare Executive
6/5/2019
Resilient Power: A New Model for Grid Security
Lewis Milford and Samantha Donalds, Fletcher Security Review
May 2019
Can batteries reduce emissions? It depends on the grid
Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network
4/29/2019
New report analyzes solar+storage effectiveness in storm-ravaged U.S. Southeast
Kelly Pickerel, Solar Power World
4/25/2019
MA Includes Battery Storage in Statewide Energy Efficiency Plan
Anca Gagiuc, Commercial Property Executive
4/12/2019
How Massachusetts is supporting energy storage (and how your state can too)
Chris Crowell, Solar Builder
4/8/2019
States can grow battery resources with ‘one simple step,’ report finds
Robert Walton, Utility Dive
4/5/2019
How Massachusetts Compensates Battery Storage Owners for Energy Efficiency: Report
Ken Silverstein, Microgrid Knowledge
4/4/2019
Massachusetts sets precedent by making battery storage eligible for energy efficiency funding
Kelsey Misbrener, Solar Power World
4/4/2019
Massachusetts creates nationwide precedent to reduce storage costs
Vermont Business Magazine
4/4/2019
Peak time to take action
Andy Colthorpe, Energy Storage News
3/12/2019
Massachusetts Becomes First in the Nation to Put Batteries into Efficiency Plan
Todd Olinsky-Paul, Barr Foundation Blog
3/12/2019
Sunrun’s ISO New England Home Solar-Plus-Storage Forward Capacity Award Establishes a Distributed, Renewable Energy Landmark
Andrew Burger, Solar Magazine
2/21/2019
2018
As Hurricane Michael damages the Southeast, Puerto Rico provides lessons on resilient power
Lewis Milford, Brookings Institution – The Avenue
10/12/2018
Tesla Energy is quietly setting its sights on peaker plants
Simon Alvarez, Teslarati
9/9/2018
Distributed storage to yield $2-3 of grid savings for each dollar spent
William Driscoll, PV Magazine
8/23/2018
A Solar Power & Energy Storage Revolution Is Upon Us
Jake Richardson, Clean Technica
7/19/2018
Assess solar + storage’s value in terms of facility resilience
Chris Crowell, Solar Builder Mag
6/27/2018
NREL Improves Tool For Solar-Plus-Storage Analysis
Betsy Lillian, Solar Industry Magazine
6/15/2018
Product Announcement: REopt Lite’s Fresh Features Gauge Costs of Solar+Storage, Bypass Pricey Experts
Jennifer Hermes, Energy Manager Today
6/13/2018
New Ownership and Financing Options for Solar+Storage in Low-Income Communities
Lew Milford and Rob Sanders, Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
May 2018
Consider the economic benefits of solar+storage before the next storm hits
Kathie Zipp, Energy Storage Networks
5/7/2018
Jumpstart: What Can Philanthropy Do to Advance Clean Energy With Battery Storage?
Laurie Mazur, Inside Philanthropy
4/24/2018
NGOs Get Charged Up Over Batteries in Climate Fight
Jason Deign, Greentech Media
4/19/2018
Clean Energy Group Releases New Report on Energy Storage
Dan McCue, Renewable Energy Magazine
4/19/2018
Recharging the clean energy transition with battery storage
Lewis Milford, Brookings Institution – The Avenue
4/18/2018
Battery storage to recharge clean energy transition
Michelle Froese, Windpower Engineering & Development
4/17/2018
How to make solar+storage projects work for low-income communities
Rob Sanders and Lew Milford, GreenBiz
4/3/2018
A Rising Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders
Tate Williams, Inside Philanthropy
3/28/2018
Owning the Benefits of Affordable Solar+Storage
Rob Sanders and Lew Milford, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
3/20/2018
Valuing Resilience Can Change the Breakeven Point for Solar-Plus-Storage
Justin Gerdes, Greentech Media
2/28/2018
Valuing resilience can make PV and energy storage systems economical, report says
Solar Business Hub
2/28/2018
How solar owners’ post-hurricane demand for batteries could impact utilities
Herman K. Trabish, Utility Dive
2/15/2018
Resilience Matters: Transformative Thinking in a Year of Crisis
Laurie Mazur, Island Press
February 2018
Putting a Value on the Resilience of Energy Storage Systems
Emily Holbrook, Energy Manager Today
1/31/2018
Savings from avoiding outages make solar+storage more economic
Kathie Zipp, Solar Power World
1/31/2018
Trump’s Solar Tariff Leaves State Renewables Targets in Limbo
Bobby Magill, Bloomberg BNA
1/25/2018
Making Customer Battery Storage Work for a Cleaner, Less Expensive Grid
Mike Henchen, RMI Outlet
1/4/2018
Puerto Rico se vuelve solar
Pilar Sánchez Molina, PV Magazine – Edición Latinoamérica
1/3/2018
Puerto Rico blackout sparks interest in solar power for island’s electric grid
Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner
1/1/2018
2017
Sterling Municipal Light honored for ‘Leading by Example’
The Worcester Telegram
12/15/2017
DC Department of Energy and Environment Launches Nation’s First Multifamily Housing Resilience Tool to Support Preservation of Capital’s Affordable Housing Stock
Enterprise Community Partners
12/14/2017
FERC Won’t Fall to Partisanship, Chatterjee Promises ISO-NE
Michael Kuser, RTO Insider
12/10/2017
Baker Administration Awards $20m in Grants for Energy Storage
Jon Chesto, Boston Globe
12/8/2017
Battery storage could save the US $4 billion by 2025
Climate Action
11/8/2017
Solar Power for Public and Affordable Housing May Emerge
Beryl Ajwang, Clean Energy Finance Forum
11/7/2017
California To Invest $1 Billion In Solar For Low-Income Housing Units
Nicole Caldwell, Green Matters
11/2/2017
Iowa solar installer using storage to help customers avoid costly demand charges
Karen Uhlenhuth, Midwest Energy News
11/1/2017
Battery Storage Holds Promise for US Commercial Market
Lucy Kessler, Clean Energy Finance Forum
10/23/2017
Devastation in Puerto Rico could produce a revolutionary power grid
Lewis M. Milford and Mark Muro, Brookings Institution – The Avenue
10/16/2017
US states reluctant to include energy storage in Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)
Andy Colthorpe, Energy Storage News
10/9/2017
Battery puts Sterling in international spotlight
Jan Gottesman, Worcester Telegram
9/22/2017
Customers in Most States Could Cut Energy Costs by Adding Battery Storage to Solar
Seth Mullendore, NREL’s Solar STAT Blog
9/14/2017
Steps states can take to advance energy storage
Todd Olinsky-Paul, PV Tech Power Magazine
September 2017
Energy storage could have significant impact on US businesses’ energy costs ‘in nearly every state’
Andy Colthorpe, Energy Storage News
8/29/2017
NREL: 5 million commercial customers could benefit from BTM storage
Peter Maloney, Utility Dive
8/28/2017
Five Million Commercial Customers Could Cut Costs with Energy Storage
Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International, Renewable Energy World
8/25/2017
Wondering if Energy Storage Can Reduce Your Demand Charges?
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
8/24/2017
Batteries Can Cut Power Bills for 5 Million U.S. Businesses
Chris Martin, Bloomberg News
8/24/2017
Financing For Solar Plus Storage
Todd Olinsky-Paul, Green Energy Times
8/23/2017
Solar in tandem with battery storage gaining traction among utilities
Mark Jaffe, EUCI – Energize Weekly
8/22/2017
A Senate panel speaks for sound clean energy policy — and rebukes Trump
Lewis M. Milford and Mark Muro, Brookings Institution – The Avenue
8/8/2017
A Tool to Accelerate Energy Storage for Solar PV Projects
Lucy Kessler, Clean Energy Finance Forum
7/18/2017
How One Small US Town Will Save Millions with a Microgrid
Todd Olinsky-Paul, Renewable Energy World
7/5/2017
Massachusetts Energy Storage Target Comes with Less Clout but More Money
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
7/3/2017
Massachusetts Bills Create New Opportunities for Microgrids, Non-Wires Alternatives
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
6/13/2017
Solar needs storage to benefit low-income apartments — study
Anne C. Mulkern, E&E News
5/18/2017
The 2017 Grid Edge Awards: Projects Defining the Future Integrated, Interactive Electric Grid
Jeff St. John, Greentech Media
4/7/2017
Opening the Door to Affordable Solar+Storage
Lucy Kessler, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
3/28/2017
Solar Power With Storage for All? Philanthropy Can Help Make it Happen
Lewis Milford and Rob Sanders, Inside Philanthropy
2/14/2017
Affordable Net Zero Housing — Everybody Wins
Alan Naditz, Green Builder
2/10/2017
How to make solar+storage accessible for low-income communities
Chris Crowell, Solar Builder
2/3/2017
Energy storage has ‘barely penetrated’ low-income neighborhoods
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
2/1/2017
Foundational Support can Help Low-Income Communities go Solar
Chris Meehan, Solar Reviews
2/1/2017
Solar+storage technologies hitting stride, need strategic grants and investments to reach low-income communities
The Kresge Foundation
2/1/2017
What’s Next for Energy Storage Policy? Watch Massachusetts
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
1/5/2017
Mass. to set energy storage target
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
1/3/2017
Battery Storage Poised to Expand Rapidly
Daniel Cusick, Scientific American
1/1/2017
2016
The year battery storage turned the corner
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
12/23/2016
1st Solar with Storage at A Zero Energy Rental Development
George Harvey, Green Energy Times
12/15/2016
Net-zero affordable housing transforms a corner of Vt.
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
11/23/2016
Hybrid Approaches to Onsite Power
Chuck Ross, Net Zero Buildings
11/2016
Wind and solar advocates make their case to Trump
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
11/10/2016
Zero-net, low-income homes offer glimpse of grid transformation
K Kaufmann, Smart Electric Power Alliance Blog
11/3/2016
From Home Microgrid to Virtual Power Plant in Rural Vermont
Elisa Wood, Microgrid News
10/26/2016
A Vital Piece of Our Clean Energy Future Ready for Primetime – Energy Storage
Meredith Hatfield, Barr Foundation Blog
10/26/2016
Net-Zero Affordable Housing Opens in Vermont
Christine Serlin, Affordable Housing Finance
10/21/2016
Low-Income, Net-Zero Energy Housing Projects in Vermont Benefit From Solar+Storage
Chris Meehan, Solar Reviews
10/20/2016
New Affordable and Efficient Housing Options in Addison County
Rene Thibault, ABC News – Local 22
10/19/2016
Massachusetts town to build New England’s first utility-scale battery storage project
Robert Walton, Utility Dive
10/14/2016
Mass. poised to join Calif. among clean energy elite
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
9/27/2016
Massachusetts Goes All-In on Energy Storage
Todd Olinsky-Paul, Renewable Energy World
9/21/2016
Bringing Clean Energy to Multifamily Affordable Housing in California
Wayne Waite, Lewis Milford and Seth Mullendore, Renewable Energy World
9/19/2016
Massachusetts to Offer $10-$20M in Energy Storage Grants this Fall
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
9/19/2016
Using Energy Storage to Improve Public Health in Disadvantaged Communities
Seth Mullendore, Microgrid Knowledge
8/24/2016
A $1 billion plan to provide integrated solar energy for low-income renters
Central Valley Business Times
8/4/2016
California Supports Solar Roofs for Multifamily Affordable Housing
Kat Friedrich, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
7/18/2016
What Solar + Energy Storage Can Do For Tenants and Owners of Affordable Housing
Laura Wisland, Union of Concerned Scientists Blog
6/20/2016
85% Savings With Energy Storage In Affordable Housing
Jake Richardson, Clean Technica
6/3/2016
Report pushes ‘solar-plus-storage’
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union Tribune
6/1/2016
How to get solar panels onto more affordable apartment buildings
Laurie Mazur, Grist
5/24/2016
Solar & Storage Could Save Thousands For Multifamily Affordable Rental Housing
Joshua S. Hill, Planet Save
5/24/2016
Boosting battery storage can lower utility bills — study
Daniel Cusick, ClimateWire
5/23/2016
Energy storage ‘doubles savings’ from PV for California’s renting families
Andy Colthorpe, PV Tech
5/23/2016
Energy Storage Could Break Low Income Rooftop Solar Bottleneck
Tina Casey, Clean Technica
5/23/2016
Goodbye electric bills? Solar plus storage could make it happen
Barbara Vergetis Lundin, Smart Grid News
5/23/2016
Report: Storage can reduce multifamily housing solar project payback by three years
Chris Crowell, Solar Builder
5/19/2016
Solar + Energy Storage Creates Major Economic Benefits for Renters in California
Chris Meehan, Solar Reviews
5/19/2016
How Adding Storage to Solar Could Reduce Electric Costs by up to 100% for Multi-Family Affordable Housing Renters and Property Owners
Jordan Decker, California’s Local Government Energy Efficiency Portal
5/19/2016
News Brief: Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
4/2016
Efficiency, Solar and Storage Offer a Unique Opportunity to Bring Clean Energy to Affordable Housing
Wayne Waite and Lewis Milford, Greentech Media
3/23/2016
As ITC extension promises growth, storage developers look to define position under tax code
Peter Maloney, Utility Dive
3/8/2016
Solar+storage market opportunity: Bringing reliable power to at-risk communities
Seth Mullendore, Solar Power World
1/25/2016
Is Solar+Storage the Next Big Trend in Affordable Housing?
Mark O’Meara, Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
1/2016
2015
Clean Energy Microgrids, Storage, and Building Grid Resilience
Mike Jacobs, Union of Concerned Scientists Blog
11/12/2015
First Report on Multifamily Solar with Storage Shows Positive ROI
Kat Friedrich, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
11/12/2015
Build Affordable Multifamily Housing That Can Weather the Next Superstorm
Lewis Milford, Next City
11/12/2015
Coming soon to affordable housing: Solar-plus-storage?
Peter Maloney, Utility Dive
11/10/2015
Energy Storage For All: Home Batteries Give Low-Income Customers Security
Anna Gretz, Swell Energy
11/9/2015
Solar-Plus-Storage Could Be Perfect Fit for Low-Income Communities
Laura D’Alessandro, Public Power Daily
11/2/2015
Energy Storage Now Moving to the Next Level
Henry Hewitt, Oil Price
10/31/2015
PV Solar & Batteries Can Support Affordable Housing
Jake Richardson, Solar Love
10/29/2015
Thinking Differently About Where to Deploy Solar-Plus-Storage
Stephen Lacey, Greentech Media
10/27/2015
Solar+Storage will bring resiliency to communities
Lewis Milford, New York Real Estate Journal
10/27/2015
How Solar+Storage Could Protect Affordable Housing from Power Outages – Interview with Lew Milford
Alt Energy Mag
10/20/2015
Solar+Storage Can Offer Resiliency to Low-Income Customers, Not Just the Wealthy
Lewis Milford, Greentech Media
10/20/2015
The Case for Solar+Storage as Valuable Protection for Vulnerable Residents
Chris Crowell, Solar Builder
10/20/2015
Bridging the Clean Energy Divide
Lewis Milford, Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)
10/16/2015
Report: Solar+Storage Can Increase Energy Resiliency in Affordable Housing
Mike Hower, Sustainable Brands
10/16/2015
Thanks To Energy Storage, “Free” Rooftop Solar For Emergencies (CleanTechnica Exclusive Interview)
Tina Casey, Clean Technica
10/15/2015
How Technology Could Keep the Lights on After the Next Superstorm
Lewis Milford, Governing
10/15/2015
How solar power can make affordable housing more resilient
Laurie Mazur, Grist
10/14/2015
Wide Adoption of Solar Storage Could Benefit Society and Industry, Supporters Say
Deirdra O’Regan, Morning Consult
10/14/2015
Report: New Solar Technologies Make Economic Sense for Affordable Housing
Christine Serlin, Affordable Housing Finance
10/14/2015
Solar combined with battery storage can help low-income housing
Daniel Cusick, ClimateWire
10/14/2015
Solar+Storage Solutions Touted for Affordable Multifamily
Jeffrey Steele, Multi-Housing News
10/14/2015
Reliability a powerful necessity
Lewis Milford, Times Union
10/14/2015
US Falling Behind in Offshore Wind Power
Joshua S. Hill, CleanTechnica
9/30/2015
Offshore Wind Stalls on East Coast, But Future Still Promising
Ethan Goffman, EarthTalk
9/10/2015
How to Bend the Technology Arc to Bring Resilient Energy to those Most in Need
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
9/2/2015
Energy storage reaching a “tiny fraction” of its U.S. potential – report
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
8/13/2015
UK offshore industry booming – before US even gets started
Jaclyn Brandt, Fierce Energy
8/7/2015
How Can Communities Finance Microgrids for Public Safety?
Kat Friedrich, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
7/31/2015
Post-hurricanes, northeast turns toward resilient power
Jim Cummings, The Resilient Investor
6/30/2015
Next for the Resilient Power Industry: How to Keep the Rest of Us Out of the Dark
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
6/23/2015
Resilient power programs arise from devastation
Barbara Vergetis Lundin, Fierce Energy
6/19/2015
States Are Making Progress In Their Efforts To Deploy Resilient Power Systems
SI Staff, Solar Industry
6/18/2015
Wind power’s future depends on thinking smaller
Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe
3/29/2015
BlackRock throws its weight behind impact investing
Imogen Rose-Smith, Institutional Investor
3/18/2015
Financing Climate Resilience for Affordable Housing
Kat Friedrich, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
3/13/2015
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm to Start Construction This Summer
Zahra Hirji, Inside Climate News
3/4/2015
The new roadmap for the revival of offshore wind
Herman K. Trabish, Utility Dive
3/3/2015
Cape Wind chief calls state energy legislation “promising”
Gintautas Dumcius, WWLP
2/25/2015
As US Offshore Wind Power Sinks, Backers Seek Regional Rescue
Pete Danko, Breaking Energy
2/20/2015
Offshore wind power sinks, sparks call for rescue
CNBC staff, CNBC
2/20/2015
Current US Offshore Wind Policy Isn’t Working
Joshua S. Hill, Clean Technica
2/20/2015
Offshore wind policy isn’t working and multi-state policies needed, says report
Nic Sharpley, Windpower Engineering & Development
2/19/2015
Cape Wind a stark example that offshore wind policy is not working
Barbara Vergetis Lundin, Fierce Energy
2/18/2015
Report: Offshore Wind Policy Not Working
Joanna Schroeder, Domestic Fuel
2/17/2015
Multi-State Coordination Needed to Revive U.S. Offshore Wind Industry- Report
Elizabeth Harball, E&E News
2/17/2015
How about Microgrid Financing through Warehouse Credit?
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
1/31/2015
Clean Energy Bond Investors Want a Full Buffet of Options
Kat Friedrich, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
1/20/2015
2014
Internship offers insight into efforts to transform energy distribution
Jillian Corley, Poughkeepsie Journal
12/13/2014
Investors still have trouble understanding green bonds, but variety grows
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
12/10/2014
Financing the Next Generation of Resilient Power
Michael Puckett, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
11/25/2014
Why Government Leaders Are on a Serious Quest to Build Microgrids
Elisa Wood, Microgrid Knowledge
11/13/2014
On the anniversary of Sandy, some cities work on more resilient power systems
Daniel Cusick, E&E News
11/3/2014
Closing the energy gap with resilient power projects
Michelle Mapel, CODA Energy
10/31/2014
Critical Facilities Would Be Protected From Power Outages by New Jersey Bank
Andrea Vittorio, Bloomberg Climate Blog
9/5/2014
New Jersey creates the nation’s first Energy Resilience Bank
Robert Kropp, Green Biz
8/19/2014
First microgrid reliant on solar to provide backup power for Vt. town
Katherine Ling, E&E News
8/12/2014
US State Breaks Ground on a “Perfect” Solar + Storage Microgrid that Can Provide Resilient Power
Jennifer Runyon, Renewable Energy World
8/12/2014
N.J. launches $200M bank to develop microgrids
Henry Gass, E&E News
7/31/2014
New Jersey Home to First Energy Resilience Bank
Joanna Schroeder, Domestic Fuel
7/31/2014
Amidst a Surge in Extreme Weather, Distributed Energy Takes On New Meaning for the US Grid
Stephen Lacey, Greentech Media
7/14/2014
Community Organizers Press for Clean Power in the Inner City
Katherine Ling, E&E News
7/3/2014
Resiliency: How Superstorm Sandy Changed America’s Grid
Stephen Lacey, Greentech Media
6/10/2014
Awakening the Potential of Clean Energy Bonds
Kat Friedrich and Michael Puckett, Yale Clean Energy Finance Forum
5/16/2014
Troubled N.J. pilot project wins millions in federal funding
Elizabeth Harball, E&E News
5/8/2014
Gaps linger between clean energy and bond market support
Elizabeth Harball, E&E News
4/16/2014
Bonding for Clean Energy Progress
Lewis M. Milford and Mark Muro, Brookings Institution – The Avenue
4/16/2014
Recommendations Made to Increase Bond Financings for Clean Energy Projects
Naomi Jagoda, Bond Buyer
4/15/2014
Wind Resistance
Ellen Liberman, RI Monthly
3/31/2014
Op-Ed: Weathering Climate Change
Cheryl Casciani, Baltimore Sun
3/14/2014
DOE funds new push to coordinate states’ support for wind energy
Elizabeth Harball, E&E News
3/13/2014
Solar and energy storage have key roles
Stuart Radnedge, Gas World
2/14/2014
A blueprint for becoming more “power resilient”
Barbara Vergetis Lundin, Fierce Energy
2/14/2014
Nonprofit Group Says Solar, Energy Storage Can Protect Cities
Kelly Pickerel, Solar Builder
2/12/2014
2013
Southeast US needs to rethink policies for offshore wind to succeed, advocates say
Michael Copley, SNL
12/12/2013
How Best Can We Use Natural Gas? Should We At All?
Amy Harder, National Journal
12/9/2013
Can renewable energy standards be changed to protect against all-encompassing blackouts?
Christa Marshall, E&E News
6/5/2013
2012
Lobbyists try to halt state green energy standards
Ken Silverstein, Forbes
12/1/2012
CDFA & CEG’s New Clean Energy + Bond Finance Initiative
Toby Rittner and Lew Milford, CDFA Development Finance Perspectives
11/14/2012
What role should the state’s play in boosting the clean economy?
Matthew Stepp, The Energy Collective
1/12/2012
States fire up renewable standards
Bill Opalka, Energy Biz
3/8/2012
State Clean Energy Funds Provide Economic Development Punch
Lewis Milford and Mark Muro, Brookings Institution – The Avenue
1/11/2012
2009
Rethinking Clean Energy Innovation
Jim Witkin, New York Times
11/25/2009
Innovation: Seeking a “Global Brain” to Help Speed Up Clean Energy Projects
Evan Lehmann, E&E News
11/13/2009
Marketing Barriers Slow Adoption of Solar Power
Gina Roos, Environmental Leader
8/31/2009
1999
Lessons Learned from the Blackout
Lew Milford, New York Times
7/13/1999
2022
PEAK Statement on NYPA Hydrogen Combustion Pilot Study
9/26/2022
NRG Files Petition to Sell Land Under Astoria Peaker Plant to Beacon Wind
9/16/2022
PEAK Coalition Statement on New York Power Authority’s Small Clean Power Plant Adaptation Study
4/21/2022
Clean Energy Group’s Seth Mullendore Assumes New Role as President and Executive Director
1/11/2022
2021
PEAK Coalition Celebrates Discontinuing of Article 10 for Gowanus Repowering Project
12/16/2021
2020
Clean Energy Group Proposes 20 Federal Strategies to Advance Battery Storage Markets
8/19/2020
2019
New Analysis Finds a Strong Economic Case for Resilient Solar+Storage in Miami
4/25/2019
2018
New Solar+Storage Tool Capabilities Help Users Assess Facility Resilience and Energy Cost Savings
6/13/2018
Battery Storage to Recharge the Clean Energy Transition – New Report
4/17/2018
Putting a Price on Resilience Could Lead to More Solar+Storage
1/30/2018
2017
Five Million Commercial Customers Could Cut Costs with Battery Storage
8/24/2017
Clean Energy Group and Geli Announce Plan to Advance Solar+Storage in Low-Income Communities
5/23/2017
Energy Storage Could Preserve Solar’s Economic Value for California Affordable Housing
5/17/2017
Resilient Power Leadership Grants Help Low-Income Communities Access Solar+Storage Solutions
3/28/2017
Foundations Can Help Low-income Communities Access and Finance Solar+Storage Solutions
2/1/2017
2016
Town of Sterling, MA Breaks Ground on a Resilient Energy Storage Project
10/13/2016
Clean Energy States Alliance Applauds Massachusetts Energy Storage Study and Legislation
9/16/2016
2015
Energy Storage Demonstration Project in Oregon Supported by State-Federal-NGO Partnership
12/18/2015
New Report Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Energy Storage Markets
8/12/2015
First National Report on Leading State Resilient Power Programs Post Superstorm Sandy
6/18/2015
Clean Energy Group Applauds New Jersey Resilient Power Awards
3/31/2015
Clean Energy Group Proposes Regional Policy Strategy to Advance Offshore Wind in the Northeast
2/17/2015
Clean Energy Group Proposes Collaboration on Distributed Energy Storage Policies
2/4/2015
Clean Energy Group Announces New Report on How to Finance Resilient Power Projects
1/28/2015
2014
New Report Details Growing Investor Interest in Environmentally Friendly Bonds
12/9/2014
Clean Energy Group Applauds Massachusetts Community Clean Energy Resiliency Awards
10/1/2014
New report from Clean Energy Group describes the evolution of resilient power
9/18/2014
New Solar + Storage Microgrid Project to Provide Resilient Power
8/12/2014
Clean Energy Group President Praises Creation of Nation’s First Energy Resilience Bank
7/29/2014
Clean Energy Bonds: A New Option to Finance Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
4/16/2014
Solar and Energy Storage Can Protect Cities from Power Outages, Create Resilient Communities
2/12/2014
2013
CEG President Praises New York Bond Financing
8/13/2013
New CESA-CEG Report Investigates Status of State Renewable Portfolio Standards
6/28/2013
State-Led Federal Finance Initiative Would Effectively Boost Clean Energy Development, Economy
2/6/2013
2012
New National Partnership Explores State Bond Finance to Scale up Clean Energy Investment
8/1/2012
CEG to Partner with CDFA on Renewable Energy Finance Webcast Series for 2012
2/8/2012
2011
New Report on Global Climate Technology Innovation: A Call for a New Initiative
5/12/2011
Report to President Obama Recommends New Clean Energy Strategies without Cap and Trade
2/24/2011
2010
Letter to President Obama – Clean Energy Choices After the Election
11/10/2010
Shepherding Clean Energy Projects Through the “Valley of Death”
6/10/2010
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