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#EP310 Power grids across America face mounting challenges from extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and rising costs. But a revolution is underway. Jeff St. John, Chief Reporter at Canary Media, reveals how battery storage and microgrids are reshaping energy infrastructure from California to Texas. In this episode, we explore how state-level policies and utility strategies are shaping the future of clean energy deployment. We dig into Minnesota’s groundbreaking distributed capacity procure...
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Power grids across America face mounting challenges from extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and rising costs. But a revolution is underway. Jeff St. John, Chief Reporter at Canary Media, reveals how battery storage and microgrids are reshaping energy infrastructure from California to Texas.
In this episode, we explore how state-level policies and utility strategies are shaping the future of clean energy deployment. We dig into Minnesota’s groundbreaking distributed capacity procurement plan, a model that could influence national policy. Jeff explains how utilities are weighing grid buildout versus distributed battery investments, and why solar developers and community advocates are pushing for different approaches.
We also discuss:
- How distributed batteries can reduce grid costs while meeting new demand
- The push and pull between utilities, regulators, and developers
- Why state-level legislation often leads the way for national energy policy
- The risks and opportunities in scaling renewable integration
This episode explores the rapid deployment of distributed energy resources that now comprise 93% of all new grid additions. You'll learn about the economics driving this transformation, policy frameworks accelerating adoption, and why distributed resources are becoming "federal policy proof."
If you want to understand where the U.S. clean energy transition is headed, especially the role of batteries in reshaping the grid, this conversation is for you.
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