Todd Olinsky-Paul

Comments to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Regarding Whether to Adopt Targets for a Utility Energy Storage Mandate

Clean Energy Group submitted these comments to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources in support of its consideration to adopt targets for a binding energy storage utility procurement mandate.

Does Energy Storage Fit in an RPS?

This is an updated version of a report originally published in 2014. This paper explores the question of how states, which have taken the lead in promoting clean energy through Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), could facilitate increased deployment of energy storage.

What States Should Do: A Guide to Resilient Power Programs and Policy

This report profiles the leading state programs and makes recommendations for what other states can do to support the deployment of clean, resilient power systems. A summary for policymakers is also available.

Distributed Energy Storage: A Case for National and International Collaboration

In this concept note, Clean Energy Group proposes the creation of national and international networks around the next generation of clean energy innovation: combining energy storage with small-scale clean energy generation at the customer level.

Resilient Power Case Study: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment Microgrids Program

This case study presents the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment (CTDEEP)’s Microgrid Program.

Resilient Power Case Study: Maryland Game Changer Award Program

This case study profiles the Maryland Game Changer Award Program and the Konterra solar + storage microgrid that the award program helped to fund.

Resilient Power Case Study: Massachusetts Community Clean Energy Resiliency Awards

This case study presents the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (MassDOER)’s Community Clean Energy Resiliency Awards.

Resilient Power: Evolution of a New Clean Energy Strategy to Meet Severe Weather Threats

This paper outlines the dangers that power outages can pose to our most vulnerable populations, the failures of traditional backup power sources, and the opportunities to develop distributed energy systems with clean and dependable energy technologies.

CEG Resilient Power Case Study: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment Microgrid Project

Case Study of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Microgrid Grant and Loan Pilot Program.

Using State RPSs to Promote Resilient Power at Critical Infrastructure Facilities

By adopting appropriate incentives, definitions and safeguards, states could use their existing RPSs to support increased energy resiliency at critical facilities, while simultaneously promoting the increased deployment of clean energy resources.