Clean energy advocates, solar industry groups and state agencies say Xcel’s plan for virtual power plants doesn’t live up to its promises.
Tech companies are building data centers with their own private power plants, a risky bet that will increase carbon emissions and other pollution.
Experts say networked home batteries and smart devices could save New Yorkers $2.4 billion a year, but utilities have little incentive to make it happen.
A new kind of energy storage program proposed by Xcel Energy in Minnesota is attracting attention because of the implications for how distribution system resources will be managed – and who will own ...