The Carbon Copy: The great electrician shortage

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The commercial battery comeback

Commercial and industrial (C&I) battery storage has long been the missing middle of the energy storage market. It’s been too complex and expensive to scale like residential systems, but too small to compete with utility-scale projects. That may finally be changing. In this episod ...  Show more

The multi-billion dollar promise of vehicle-to-grid integration

Most electric vehicles spend nearly all of their lives parked, doing nothing. But under the hood of those idle cars, a massive store of energy sits untapped. The Kia EV9, for instance, holds a 100-kilowatt-hour battery—which is equivalent to about seven home backup batteries—just ...  Show more

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