Reading and Podcast Picks — May 17, 2024

A curated rundown of the articles, podcasts, and reports that will keep you informed and engaged

As we publish this, 650,000 Texans are still without power following ferocious storms in and near Houston. It is imperative we start to significantly scale up distributed energy resources for resilience. More on that soon, but for now, please read this post from February 2023 when nearly a million Central Texans were without power following an ice storm: Local outages are still outages. I think it holds up well. 

The Reading and Podcast Picks is a digest of handpicked, timely articles and podcasts from reputable sources that will help you stay in the know. From concise news briefs covering the latest developments to in-depth explorations of regulations, technologies, and innovations, we've got you covered.

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How Texas became the hottest market for battery storage in the country, by Julian Spector, Canary Media