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Battery Storage Tolling Agreements: Who Carries the Market Risk?

Who carries market risk in a battery storage tolling agreement? See how fixed fees, dispatch rights, availability and degradation obligations are allocated.

Who Pays for the Grid Upgrades a Data Center Requires?

A power purchase agreement does not settle data center grid upgrade costs. FERC’s June 18 orders put tariffs, cost allocation and stranded risk in focus.

Pakistan’s Solar Revolution: How Distributed Generation is Changing Grid Dynamics

Pakistan’s solar boom is outpacing utility records. Customs data, satellite imagery and net billing reveal hidden capacity and new grid pressures.

India to Singapore: What a 2 GW Power Corridor Requires

What would a 2 GW India Singapore power corridor require? The proposed 3,000 km link spans four countries, raising technical, transit and financing questions.

The Economics of On-Site Generation: When Factories Should Generate Instead of Buy

When should factories generate power instead of buying it? Compare hourly load profiles, demand charges, reliability value, and regional tariffs.

Has India’s Coal Peaked? Reading the Emissions Plateau

India's 2025 coal generation dip followed a strong monsoon, while 14 GW of coal capacity was added. Is this a plateau or a structural peak?

Marine Energy Technologies: Tidal Stream vs. Wave Power at the Megawatt Scale

Tidal currents are forecast years ahead, while wave power varies with weather. Compare their devices, marine constraints, costs and grid value.

Sri Lanka’s Energy Crisis and the Push for Renewables: Can Distributed Solar Provide Energy Security?

Sri Lanka’s 2022 fuel shortage exposed foreign-exchange risks. Can rooftop solar cut daytime fuel use without solving evening peak demand?

Malaysia’s Power Sector: Gas, Independent Power Producers, and the Net-Zero Transition

Malaysia's power sector faces tighter domestic gas, rising LNG exposure and long-term IPPs. How contracts, solar and grid constraints shape its transition.

Vietnam’s Energy Transition: From Coal Rush to Renewable Ambitions and Grid Congestion

Vietnam’s renewable buildout outpaced transmission in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan. The article explains curtailment, policy changes and grid planning.

Heat Pumps and Peak Demand: What Electrified Heating Means for the Grid

How heat pumps shift electricity demand toward winter peaks, cold-weather resistance backup, and local distribution upgrades.

Virtual Power Plants: How Aggregators Turn Distributed Resources into One Grid Asset

How do small batteries and flexible loads serve wholesale markets? This article explains aggregation, telemetry, revenue streams and operational limits.