January 5, 2017 On November 17, 2016, FERC issued a final rulemaking notice to all grid operators “to more effectively integrate electric storage resources into organized wholesale markets to enhance competition and help ensure that these markets produce just and reasonable rates.” The rules that govern US electricity markets categorize energy resources squarely as Generators or Loads. […]

November 9, 2016 The Solar Energy Industry Association awarded Continental Electric and IG a plaque for 2016 Project of Distinction during the PV Conference held in Chicago. The award recognizes the solar innovation leadership exhibited by the project partners on the system, which has operated at Continental Electric since 2014.

July 1, 2016 In 2016, our CTO Chris Scott led multiple efforts to implement many IT related improvements that enabled the successful launch of version 8 of our software. As every summer, IG hosted an intern. Aspiring engineer Matt Scott, from Purdue University, spent his summer working on energy database improvements and quantifying expected long-term reductions in utility demand […]

June 27, 2016 In June, President Obama hosted an Energy Storage day at the White House. On this occasion, the Office of the White House released an exhaustive, well thought-out and strategic report on the role storage will play in the necessary integration of more renewable energy onto the grid. The report makes a strong case that the […]

June 20, 2016 IG landed a contract from Convergence Energy for the management of a 250 kW battery from Johnson Controls at the campus of North Central College in Naperville, IL. The battery, along with a 500 kW solar system, will be operational in January 2017. This project is inventively financed through NCC’s endowment, in a manner […]

June 15, 2016 IG’s thought leadership in networked energy is increasingly sought after. In May, Jay was invited to speak at the Energy Storage Association conference in Charlotte. In August, Marc will be on a senior panel at Argonne National Laboratory. Then in September, Marc will attend our key trade show, Solar Power International. The same week, Jay will speak again at […]

April 11, 2016 The energy markets continue to hail energy storage as the largest coming change to the world of electricity. Navigant, one of the largest independent research firms in the industry published a forecast of the 5 key transformative storage trends: The rise of new standard energy storage contracts will drive consumer and utility storage markets Modularity driven […]

January 21, 2016 IG is proud to announce the formation of a strategic Advisory Board, chaired by John Andersen. The Board will give informed guidance in the quest to build a leading operating system for the future networked, clean energy grid. IG advisors are all distinguished leaders in their field. Meet our Advisors here!

Chicago, November 6, 2015 Intelligent Generation is proud to announce that, in consortium with solar developers Convergence-Energy and Solar Power and Light, it has been awarded a project to operate and monetize a 880 kW lithium ion energy storage system for the municipal utility of St. Charles, Illinois. This success is the result of a competitive process initiated when the Illinois Municipal […]

Chicago, August 18, 2015 Intelligent Generation and its partnership with energy storage industry leader S&C Electric are profiled in this white paper from the Clean Energy Group foundation. IG’s Jay Marhoefer will participate in a Clean Energy Group webinar on August 27 to cover Electricity Markets and the Economics of Energy Storage – register for free here. The full report can be […]