Energy in Demand News, November 30, 2025

There is a fascinating news item from New York., reported in a Financial Times newsletter this week. “New York City’s top finance official has urged three of the city’s biggest pension funds to drop BlackRock as a manager of more than $42bn, as the metropolis looks to use its weight in markets to tackle climate … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 30, 2025 →

Bahamas turns to microgrids to cut costs, boost resilience, and meet climate goals

Lisa Cohn writes on the Microgrids Now website about the approach the Bahamas are taking to deploy microgrids to help reduce costs and improve sustainability. Microgrids to Ease Painfully High Electricity Costs in the Bahamas A stream of customers often visits the offices of Bahamas Power & Light (BP&L) with checkbooks in hand and … Continue reading Bahamas turns to microgrids to cut costs, boost resilience, and meet climate goals →

Energy in Demand News, November 9-10, 2025

On 6 November, the European Commission published its yearly report on the State of the Energy Union Report, a key assessment of Members’ progress in meeting climate and enerrgy goals, the Coalition for Energy Savings reports. For energy efficiency, the EU report reconfirms the positive reduction of primary energy and final energy consumption between 2022 … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 9-10, 2025 →

Microgrids under pressure in the US: How communities are adapting after federal renewable energy cuts

Lisa Cohn writes on the Microgrids Now website about how some communities are fighting back to keep microgrids alive. How 4 Microgrid Developers Are Trying to Survive Trump Energy Policies The microgrid industry took a hard knock this year with the loss of federal renewable energy incentives and funding. The Trump administration vanquished solar … Continue reading Microgrids under pressure in the US: How communities are adapting after federal renewable energy cuts →

America’s energy transition: “nothing in the energy world is easy these days”

Though early Trump policies have been broadly unfavorable to utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage, experts are bullish on distributed generation and flexible loads. Brian Martucci writes on the Utility Dive website about recent developments. As Trump targets clean energy, will utilities embrace DERs and VPPs? Amid stiff headwinds for utility-scale renewables and gas, … Continue reading America’s energy transition: “nothing in the energy world is easy these days” →

Energy in Demand News, January 19, 2025

It was welcome news this week from the Coalition for Energy Savings that, according to latest Eurostat data, there was a sharp drop of the EU's primary and final energy consumption in 2023. Compared to 2022, primary energy consumption dropped by 3.9% and final energy consumption lowered by 3%. This is the largest decline since … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 19, 2025 →

Blog by Jane Marsh – The future of energy cooperatives: challenges and innovations

Energy cooperatives are redefining how communities access and manage renewable energy, becoming vital players in the transition to a zero-carbon future. These cooperatives offer decentralized energy solutions, empower communities and promote sustainability. However, they face numerous challenges while embracing innovative solutions to remain relevant in the rapidly evolving energy landscape. Explore the obstacles energy cooperatives … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – The future of energy cooperatives: challenges and innovations →

Need for a community-based climate approach in Australia to ensure any new infrastructure integrates with people’s lives, values, and aspirations

Bjorn Sturmberg, Hedda Ransan-Cooper, Johannes Hendriks and Pierrick Chalaye, all from the Australian National University write on The Conversation website that a techno-fix is not enough to address climate change. The climate and environmental crises demand innovations in our everyday infrastructures. If these changes are to be accepted and adopted en masse, we must find … Continue reading Need for a community-based climate approach in Australia to ensure any new infrastructure integrates with people’s lives, values, and aspirations →

It is one thing to install a renewable system in a remote community and a whole other to ensure its long-term, sustainable operation

Feyza G. Sahinyazan, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, Department of Technology & Operations Management at Simon Fraser University and Serasu Duran, Assistant Professor, Operations and Supply Chain Management at Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary write about their concerns about mini-grids in an article on The Conversation website. Why renewable … Continue reading It is one thing to install a renewable system in a remote community and a whole other to ensure its long-term, sustainable operation →

As regions struggle with storms and wildfires, microgrids puts communities on the path to self-reliance

Whether it is Australia or western United States or many other global regions, disasters have meant a struggle in providing needed electricity. Jeanie Chin, Manager, Centre for Grid Innovation at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology writes on The Conversation website about the benefits of microgrids. Storms and wildfires can cut electricity, but microgrids … Continue reading As regions struggle with storms and wildfires, microgrids puts communities on the path to self-reliance →