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Distributed Batteries Are Following Solar's Success

Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

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4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Behind-the meter battery storage is experiencing strong growth in the U.S. But with only 6.4 megawatts of capacity installed in 2014, companies have barely touched the market’s potential. Stem is one of a handful of companies leading the deployment of distributed batteries in commercial and industrial buildings. The company has since raised $75 million from a range of high-profile investors, and it is set to install about 10 megawatts of behind-the-meter battery systems this year. In this week’s show, Stem CEO John Carrington joins us to talk about why behind-the-meter storage is taking off, and where the economics and applications are headed. Carrington brings years of experience in solar to the storage industry. Later in the show, we’ll discuss the government’s investigation of the Solyndra loan guarantee, which was finally released after four years in the works. We’ll end the show with a discussion about Warren Buffett’s energy investments. This podcast is sponsored by ReneSola, a Tier 1 solar cell and module manufacturer with a decade of experience in the cleantech industry. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussions between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Media Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

The Energy Gang is brought to you by Renna Sola America, a Tier 1 solar module producer and LED light manufacturer with a decade of experience in the clean tech industry.

0:11.0

Renna Sola is your complete procurement provider of clean energy solutions.

0:15.4

The company has a proven track record of being a partner for project developers looking

0:19.3

to maximize their return on investments.

0:22.1

Call 415-852-74-21 to find your local

0:27.8

representative or head on over to their website at renasola. US.

0:35.0

For the week of September 3rd, 2015,

0:40.0

this is the Energy Gang from Green Tech Media.

0:43.0

I am your host Stephen Lacey in Washington, D.C. a senior editor with Green Tech Media.

0:54.0

Welcome all, thanks for being here.

0:57.0

This week, how big can distributed battery storage get?

1:01.0

The CEO of a leading behind the meter storage developer joins us to discuss.

1:05.0

Then, a post-mortem on the cylindra bankruptcy.

1:09.0

After four years, the Inspector General has finished its investigation of the controversial company.

1:14.0

We will investigate it ourselves.

1:16.4

Finally, we'll talk about the controversial energy investment choices

1:19.9

of yet another billionaire Warren Buffett.

1:23.1

But first I want to take a few seconds here to celebrate a big milestone at the

1:26.7

Energy Gang.

1:27.8

This is our 100th episode.

1:30.6

Things were so different 100 episodes ago. My beard was a little bit shorter.

1:34.4

I hadn't even reached my 30s yet and I was using a BlackBerry phone.

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