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Resending: Entrepreneurs and Energy Democracy

Hi Friend, Every energy entrepreneur has a tale of struggle, but I recently heard one that made others look easy. When Alex Bazhinov decided to quit mining and pursue clean energy, it wasn’t just a matter of finding the right business plan and financing. He had to find a new country. “I found myself living in a country where renewable energy was not an industry.” I interviewed Alex about his journey from Russia to the US, which culminated in the founding of Lumin, a smart panel manufacturer....

contrarian view on virtual power plants

What if energy markets followed the physics of energy? Issue 36 Hi Friend, If you have anything to do with energy, you've heard about virtual power plants (VPPs). A lot. The DOE's Jigar Shah, the closest thing this industry has to a celebrity, often talks about them. The highly respected Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a VPP advocacy group. And many well-known energy companies now develop VPPs. This isn't surprising. Virtual power plants make sense. They offer a way to organize...

Join our community, where Energy Changemakers come to think! Issue 5 We can argue the benefits of solar and storage until the cows come home, but large swaths of homeowners will remain reticent until the installation process becomes easier. Too many would-be solar/storage champions say they have trouble: Finding available installers Knowing how to vet them Navigating incentives Getting past bureaucratic or permitting snags that delay or sometimes halt projects Getting technology problems...

Issue 2 Ignore the recent negative headlines about electric vehicle (EV) demand and look at the actual numbers provided by EV analyst Loren McDonald in the article below. This is an example of the kind of content we're posting on EnergyChangemakers.com as we prepare to send the site live. We're doing the final tire-kicking now, and it's looking good. More soon! Thank you for subscribing to my newsletter — Elisa Wood The Death of Electric Vehicles Has Been Greatly Exaggerated Mark Twain...