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Shared Energy Resources | Aug 2018

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY MAGAZINE From the July-August 2018 issue |Forester Network Shared Energy Resources Innovation is driving the future of microgrids. There is a familiar backstory in electric power generation that has influenced the industry over the 40 years since the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)[...]

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Software platform propels Concentric Power into growth mode | June 2018

SALINAS, Calif. – Concentric Power plans to hire 25 more people as demand grows for one of its latest products, a software platform that lets companies optimize their energy usage from various sources. “We’re intelligently looking at – in real time – what’s going on with wind and[...]

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Two Models, Two Outcomes for Demand Response in PJM, California | June 2018

Two different models yielded two very different outcomes for demand response in PJM territory and California recently. The results illuminate the pros and cons of how distributed energy resources are treated in both markets. In PJM’s most recent annual capacity auction, for delivery in 2021-2022, demand response was[...]

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Distributed Gas Generation: Big Power in Small(er) Packages | May 2018

The traditional electricity grid is being transformed, as more businesses look to control their costs by producing their own power. A need for reliable back- up power, the push for more resiliency in generation, and a desire for electricity in remote locations is driving distributed generation, with natural[...]

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Taylor Farms Cogen by Concentric Power Featured in TechCrunch | April 26, 2017

By Lora Kolodny, TechCrunch   As industries go, agriculture represents one of the worst environmental offenders, according to research by the United Nations Environment Programme. Farms need tending around the clock. So besides all the fertilizers, pesticides and water they use, farms also burn a lot of fossil fuels[...]

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