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The Outlet

Your energy desk reference. Visual explainers on markets, grid operations, clean energy, policy, procurement, and efficiency — each designed to read in under 10 minutes.

Clean Energy 1 min read

Green hydrogen

Clean Energy Solar + storage economics How cheap renewable electricity drives green hydrogen economics.
Clean Energy 1 min read

Renewable energy certificates

Clean Energy Virtual PPAs explained How VPPAs generate RECs for corporate sustainability claims.
Glossary 1 min read

Nodal pricing

Nodal pricing Category: Markets
Policy 1 min read

State renewable portfolio standards

Policy New York's CLCPA The most aggressive state RPS and its implementation status.
Clean Energy 1 min read

Power purchase agreements

Clean Energy Virtual PPAs explained The financial contract that lets corporates go renewable without wires.
Procurement 1 min read

Coincident peak management

Markets Capacity markets 101 How capacity costs are set — what your CP tag is paying for.
Markets 1 min read

Demand response

Markets How electricity prices are set The LMP prices that determine your DR event payments.
Glossary 1 min read

Virtual PPA (VPPA)

Virtual PPA (VPPA) Category: Procurement
Grid Ops 1 min read

Distribution flexibility

Grid Ops Virtual power plants DER aggregation operating across distribution territories.
Glossary 1 min read

Demand response

Demand response Category: Markets
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