With the causes and impacts of the Eaton & Palisades Wildfires in Los Angeles and Moss Landing fire bringing into sharp focus both the resilience opportunities that Distributed Energy Resources affords as well as safety concerns surrounding battery deployment in communities, VX News shares this excerpt from a recent episode of the EPRI Current podcast elaborating on the evolving safety protocols, research and resources—including EPRI’s Battery Electric Storage System Failure Incident Database and Analysis on Failure Root Cause—informing operational best practices for deployment of battery and energy storage technologies.  

Angelina Galiteva highlights the importance of clear, consistent, and transparent policies to drive down hydrogen costs and attract long-term investments, emphasizing that, as with solar and wind, California can reduce the price of hydrogen through scale and security.

With cleantech investment skyrocketing from $2.9 billion in 2014 to over $100 billion today, Steve Westly, Managing Partner of The Westly Group, in this VX News interview unpacks the seismic shifts reshaping energy, mobility, and the built environment.

VX News shares the following excerpts from Veloz’s recent Digital Dialogue on EV Policy: Working Under a New Administration. Panelists examined the future of EV policy amid federal funding pauses and regulatory shifts, emphasizing state-led initiatives, industry collaboration, and policy stability to sustain market momentum.

As Los Angeles County continues its economic recovery after recent wildfires, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) has released its 2025 Economic Forecast Report, offering a data-driven roadmap for rebuilding with resilience. The report, excerpted by VX News, highlights the region’s economic strengths, persistent challenges, and key opportunities to "build back better."