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In The Southeast, Could Third-Party Ownership of Solar Power Be Taking Root?
Solar is an abundant resource in the Southeast, though in many places it is an underutilized one. Third-party ownership may be key to accelerating solar deployment in a region where many states prefer markets to mandates.

From Diesel to Wind on Block Island
Located just 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, Block Island has been called one of the last great places in the Western Hemisphere. Now the island is about to become well known for another reason—it will soon be home to the first offshore wind farm in the United States.

Efficiency Technologies Ready To Set Sail
A growing number of stakeholders are prioritizing shipping efficiency, and with this growing prioritization, these parties are starting to shift money towards and reward more-efficient vessels.

Tesla Hitting the Battery Accelerator
No one knows for certain what lower-priced batteries means for the grid. Readily available, cheap storage is certainly capable of changing the grid as we know it, but other factors will all play an important role in the relevance of batteries moving forward.

Taking the “Pulse” of Your Home or Office’s Electric Load
A number of companies are developing increasingly more-accurate and transparent solutions to enhance the value of smart meter data for consumers.