Home energy storage is entering a new era as advanced lithium-ion chemistries are offering longer life-spans that could soon flood the market. [MIT Technology Review]

The default rate among U.S. energy companies has accelerated in recent months to 4.8%, the highest level since 1999 and up from 3.3% in August, according to Fitch Ratings. [WSJ]

Glenmore, a rural community in Wisconsin that persuaded its county’s board of health to declare the sounds of the local wind farm posed a health hazard could have serious implications for the wind industry. [Midwest Energy News]