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Why can't utilities innovate?

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By David Roberts
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When it comes to innovative new grid technologies, every utility wants to be the third in line to try them. None of them want to be the first to take risks and iron out new processes. That's one reason grid-enhancing technologies, better software, and smarter internal procedures stay stuck in pilot purgatory, even as the industry faces the biggest buildout since rural electrification.
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He helped Uruguay decarbonize. Can he help other countries do the same?

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By David Roberts
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Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid (today it’s 98% fossil-free) while keeping the utility public and letting private capital foot the bill. Now he’s trying to export the same playbook across the global South. We talk through how Uruguay pulled it off — the hydro “battery” for wind & solar “baseload,” the cross-party political deal, the market redesign — and what actually transfers to countries without the same advantages.
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Can public EV chargers be as reliable as gas stations?

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By David Roberts
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Seth Cutler is CEO of IONNA, a joint venture of eight automakers building a public EV fast-charging network across the US. Its pitch is reliability plus amenities — a modern take on the gas station. We talk about what went wrong with public charging 1.0, the economics of fast charging in a down market, how utilities and demand charges shape the business, and whether charging can become something drivers don’t have to think about.
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