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Jim Cook's avatar

A distributed energy marketplace is so needed. I will be adding Piclo to my alerts.

Batteryhead's avatar

Obviously, this type of news is what we live for! Is it the right time for updating this 2021 article on PNW demand response? https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/grid-edge/demand-response-hasnt-taken-off-in-the-pacific-northwest

Linda Roberta Hibbs's avatar

We have perhaps 🤔 one plug in for charging batteries it’s at motel ! I live in the Midwest! Near Oklahoma!

Steve Beck M.S.'s avatar

I think that on the utility platform, where every investor can see what is available to fund and invest in is a big thing. This will be free market and, thus reduce energy prices. And even large GW power data centers will get the power they need. Also, small customers will benefit at the kW scale because of this DER.

Jerry Wagner's avatar

This appears to finally create a real market in CA for community solar parking lot canopy micro grids, including on-site BESS +V2G chargers. Right where most rate payers live, work & commute from large apartments & condos to shopping centers, business parks & various community facilities, like hospitals & community colleges. Let others fight about AI data centers while roasting their cars on hot asphalt parking lots.

Matt Roderick's avatar

Love piclo, hate the fact that they exist. The need to procure flexibility is a result of a broken energy system. Facilitating the energy supply chain taking $1 but paying the asset own as little as 5c is fundamentally wrong.

Paying for flex is transient and unsustainable.

Barbara Wendeborn Brandom, MD's avatar

I am very encouraged to read about work on distributed energy systems. I would also like to learn about balcony solar and sources of batteries to store such energy that are NOT made by Tesla.

John Seberg's avatar

I *thought* David said he had a "Balcony Solar" episode in the can, but it's been a while. Maybe I missed it?