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How Commercial Buildings Turn Peak Demand Into Revenue With Virtual Power Plants?
New Siemens-Voltus, PG&E and ComEd programs let commercial buildings cut demand charges and earn demand-response revenue through virtual power plants. Here is how it works and what to watch. ...more
Charging Tech & Innovation
September 29, 2026•5 min read
What Do Prologis, Kaiser Permanente and the U.S. Army Know About Microgrids That Most Landlords Do Not?
Data centers pioneered onsite microgrids. Now Prologis, Kaiser Permanente, Princeton and the U.S. Army are using the same model to protect NOI, bypass grid queues and add asset value. ...more
Energy & Solar Integration ,Microgrids
September 23, 2026•7 min read
Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging & Intelligent Electrification Roundup (09/23/26 Edition)
This week: FERC rewrites large-load rules, PG&E launches a VPP, EV share holds near 6 percent, and hyperscalers chase power the grid cannot deliver. ...more
EV Market Signals ,Energy & Solar Integration Charging Tech & Innovation &Electrification Roundup
September 22, 2026•9 min read
Why Fleet Depot Charging Takes Longer Than Buying the Trucks
Amazon runs 40,000 electric vans, but connecting a depot to the grid takes 6 to 18 months and transformers are scarce. Why power access is now a site selection and leasing variable. ...more
EV Charging in Real Places
September 16, 2026•8 min read
Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging & Intelligent Electrification Roundup (09/16/26 Edition)
This week in electrification: diesel tops $6 a gallon, the Fed nears a rate hike, a California virtual power plant scales, and the nation's largest bidirectional electric school bus fleet enters servi... ...more
EV Market Signals ,Energy & Solar Integration Charging Tech & Innovation &Electrification Roundup
September 15, 2026•5 min read
The Money for Charging Moved From the Tax Code to Your Utility Territory
Federal charging credits sunset but utility and state programs expanded. Cities draw on the same money, and their contracts are public records you can read first. ...more
EV Charging in Real Places ,Electrification Economics at the Property Level
September 09, 2026•24 min read
