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...

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...