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California regulators first to allow multiple revenue streams for energy storage
The state has approved rules that increase the ways for energy storage systems to make money, for example, through frequency regulation, capacity or spinning reserve services.
Feb. 13, 2018 -
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Is the third pillar of electricity delivery preventing the building of the first two?
Utilities and distributed energy resource advocates agree the grid needs new technologies to serve 21st century demand, but they differ over what upgrades should come first and what they should cost.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 13, 2018 -
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The U.S. clean energy transition is expected to accelerate in 2024 but faces question around transmission, financing, federal elections and other issues.
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Trump budget would gut EPA, DOE renewables office
The budget would cut the DOE renewables office by 65% and eliminate ARPA-E and the agency's loan programs. EPA would be cut by nearly a quarter.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 12, 2018 -
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Is PURPA done? New bill takes aim at law's mandatory purchase obligation
The law has been under fire for much of its 40-year history, but changes proposed in November could be the most significant yet.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 12, 2018 -
Energy tax credits included in Senate budget deal
Tax credit extensions for nuclear plants and a number of natural gas and renewable energy technologies are in the Senate package, but are likely to face opposition in the House.
By Gavin Bade • Feb. 8, 2018 -
EIA: Low prices, rising production to boost gas generation through 2050
While natural gas grows the most on an absolute basis in EIA's projections, reaching 39% of U.S. energy production in 2050, nonhydroelectric renewable energy grows the most on a percentage basis.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 6, 2018 -
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How leading utilities are planning for distributed energy resources
DER growth can be a blessing or a curse. New software platforms can help with preparation.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 6, 2018 -
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Tesla to outfit 50K Australian homes with solar+storage for 250 MW virtual power plant
The electric car company wants to build what it calls the world's largest virtual power plant, harnessing 250 MW of solar power and 650 MWh of energy storage.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 5, 2018 -
Deep DiveGrid complexity is increasing exponentially. Is blockchain the answer?
As more distributed resources are connected to the grid, the size of energy transactions is shrinking while the volume explodes.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 4, 2018 -
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Uncoordinated trouble? Electric vehicles can be a grid asset, but only with planning and investment
With more than 80% of vehicle charging done at the home, just a few vehicles on a street could cause issues for the power grid.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 31, 2018 -
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Energy storage has an upstream swim in the Pacific Northwest
The dominance of low cost hydropower in the region, along with policies that favor large power plant development over distributed energy resources, present challenges for the resource.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 30, 2018 -
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The best laid plans of state regulators are now aimed at building a better distribution system
Regulators are pushing utilities to plan for the rising penetrations of distributed energy resources, but they're doing it in many ways.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 30, 2018 -
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'Year of the grid': DER management takes center stage at DistribuTECH
The distributed energy revolution hinges on the development of new software platforms that can help utilities make sense of a deluge of grid data.
By Gavin Bade • Jan. 29, 2018 -
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Deep DiveWill the country's first mandatory residential demand charge slow the Massachusetts solar boom?
Opponents of the charge, approved as part of an Eversource rate case, say it could harm the growth of solar and other distributed energy resources by significantly increasing costs for customers.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 25, 2018 -
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Maine's governor puts the kibosh on new wind power in the state
Gov. Paul LePage's executive order puts a moratorium on new wind turbines and creates a commission to review past and future wind projects.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 25, 2018 -
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6 months after target adoption, Massachusetts sees energy storage growth, challenges
Hurdles remain in integrating the technology in the state and into the wider ISO New England.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 23, 2018 -
Time-of-use rates can manage EV charging, new report says
Arizona utility Salt River Project recruited 100 electric vehicle drivers to study charging habits, and found that when its system usage peaks around 5 p.m., those vehicles drew about 1 MW.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 23, 2018 -
PG&E to install 7,500 EV chargers in Northern, Central California
The company's EV Charge Network program will place the devices at condominiums, apartment buildings and workplaces, including at sites in disadvantaged communities.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 18, 2018 -
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There once was an energy storage system on Nantucket...
When the island's summer population swells, peak energy demand doubles. That's a recipe for disaster in a town dependent on tourism. But energy storage may be the answer.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 17, 2018 -
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Deep DiveWhy are the newest distribution system buzzwords 'hosting capacity analysis'?
To meet customer demand for distributed energy resources, utilities need to know what their systems can handle.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 17, 2018 -
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SoCal Edison electric vehicle pilots focus on heavy-duty, fleet uses
To meet the state's carbon reduction goals, utility officials say California needs 7 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 12, 2018 -
CPUC approves Diablo Canyon retirement, 15 EV pilots, storage RFO to replace gas
Regulators allowed Pacific Gas & Electric to recover $241 million to retire California's last nuclear plant and directed it to consider how batteries could replace three natural gas generators.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 12, 2018 -
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Could Florida be the next hot spot for energy storage?
One of the best new markets for energy storage might be the Sunshine State, a bastion of traditional, regulated utilities.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 9, 2018 -
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OpinionWhy 'secure' isn't secure enough in the utilities sector
With multiple vulnerabilities, companies should invest in a comprehensive cybersecurity approach that considers both protecting the communications layer and complementary physical security measures.
By Marco Berger • Dec. 27, 2017 -
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Has Xcel Minnesota designed the ideal residential time-of-use rate?
The pilot program, to determine if price signals can get customers to shift energy usage away from peak times, has garnered wide acclaim. The main concern? it doesn't start soon enough.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 22, 2017
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