Sep 29, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
When South Australia’s grid began running on more than half wind and solar, it did not run short of power. It ran short of system strength — the grid’s ability to hold its voltage steady and, crucially, to push enough current into a fault that the...
Sep 28, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Solar
From October 1, every new solar panel sold in Alberta carries a flat C$14 environmental fee, and sending a dead panel to landfill becomes illegal. It is the first stewardship scheme of its kind in Canada, and the industry that lobbied for years to be taken seriously...
Sep 26, 2026 | Home Electrification, Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy
Ember’s new report on the “electro-fortification” of Britain lands one striking claim above the rest: a home with rooftop solar, a battery, a heat pump and an electric car is up to ten times better protected from energy price shocks than a home...
Sep 26, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
When a power grid gets close to running short, Texas does not pay anyone to keep a plant on standby. It raises the price instead. The Operating Reserve Demand Curve — the ORDC — adds an automatic premium to real-time electricity as spare capacity shrinks, climbing...
Sep 26, 2026 | Battery Technology, Home Electrification, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
On 9 September 2026, Sunrun and Tesla dispatched 580 megawatts from roughly 140,000 home batteries into California’s grid during a heat wave — the largest residential virtual-power-plant event on record, and enough to match a mid-sized gas peaker. A month...
Sep 24, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
An energy-only market pays a power plant for one thing: the electricity it actually generates, priced moment to moment. A capacity market pays it twice — once for that energy, and again, years in advance, simply for promising to be available when demand peaks. That...
