Providing Content and Community on the Grid Edge Your Free Weekly Newsletter Feb. 15, 2026 Hi Friend, Two important pieces of policy news for you today. You've no doubt heard about last week's reversal of the endangerment finding and the blow the Trump administration dealt to federal climate policy. As bad as that may be, it could open a new path to greenhouse gas reduction that boosts distributed energy. A 75-year-old science organization has some ideas. Check out today's feature story Local...

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....

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...