California Gov. Newsom uses judicial streamlining provision to advance 600 MW of solar, storage

A BayWa r.e. solar and battery farm is the 24th project to benefit from the California Environmental Quality Act’s judicial streamlining provision.

By Diana DiGangi • March 25, 2025

Why rolling blackouts are a thing of the past — and why President Trump is wrong on green energy

California and Texas show how energy storage can bridge the political divide to bolster grid reliability and lower costs.

By Tam Hunt • March 25, 2025

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Virtual Power Plants

Virtual power plants and their ability to balance energy supply and demand are increasingly sought by utilities as electricity demand increases, but their lack of standardization remains a barrier.

By Utility Dive staff

IRA repeal would increase energy costs, hurt jobs: Energy Innovation

However, the Cato Institute said the law could cost up to $2 trillion by 2035, in part due to uncapped tax credits.

By Ethan Howland • March 24, 2025

Cloud data centers get bigger, denser amid AI building boom

AWS, Microsoft and Google accounted for 59% of all hyperscale compute capacity as the number of large facilities grew to more than 1,100 last year, Synergy Research Group said.

By Matt Ashare • March 21, 2025

US deploys record energy storage in 2024, but Trump policies cloud outlook: WoodMac/ACP

Energy storage installations exceeded 12 GW in 2024 despite a 20% year-over-year drop in the fourth quarter, according to the latest Energy Storage Monitor.

By Brian Martucci • March 21, 2025

Hawaiian utility contracts for solar-plus-storage projects from AES

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative will pay up to $133.40/MWh and $127/MWh for power from the two projects, which will displace higher cost oil-fired generation.

By Ethan Howland • March 20, 2025

Labor-industry collaboration is key to US energy security, dominance and job growth

The power grid requires a workforce equipped to design, install and maintain a system that integrates increased energy production, new energy sources, smart grid technologies and energy storage.

By Calvin Butler and Kenneth Cooper • March 20, 2025

But first, eat your vegetables: A guide to smarter load management

Smarter load management optimizes grid performance and efficiency. Discover strategies for balanced growth.

By Kyle Kichura • March 18, 2025

DTE Energy seeks proposals for 450 MW of energy storage

Eligible projects must be located in Michigan, serve the Midcontinent Independent System Operator or local distribution grids and be ready to operate by the end of 2028, DTE said.

By Brian Martucci • March 18, 2025

Southwest Power Pool could need $263B generation investment by 2050: Brattle

The Southwestern grid operator could need up to to 48 GW of new wind generation, 130 GW of solar and 59 GW of battery storage in the next quarter century.

By Robert Walton • March 18, 2025

Microgrids called a low-burden way to ensure backup power

Facilities managers can lower upfront costs and avoid disruptive maintenance checks by subscribing to a resiliency-as-a-service platform, a microgrid executive says.

By Robert Freedman • March 17, 2025

How thermal batteries unlock a more flexible, reliable and efficient grid

In addition to providing clean energy for nearly every industrial sector, thermal batteries have the potential to serve as a linchpin for a reliable low-emissions grid.

By Noah Long • March 17, 2025

California PUC approves battery storage safety rules

The rules require battery storage facility owners to develop emergency response and emergency action plans.

By Robert Walton • March 17, 2025

DOE will prioritize fossil fuels, but it still expects strong growth from storage, solar, Wright says

“There is simply no physical way that wind, solar and batteries could replace the myriad uses of natural gas,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at S&P Global’s CERAWeek.

By Diana DiGangi • March 11, 2025

21 House Republicans oppose cutting clean energy credits to pay for tax cuts

“Both our constituencies and the energy industry alike remain concerned about disruptive changes to our nation’s energy tax structure,” the letter led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., said.

By Lamar Johnson • March 11, 2025

Beyond traditional demand response: How energy storage is revolutionizing grid reliability

Energy storage transforms grid reliability beyond traditional demand response programs.

By Nate Walkingshaw, CEO & Co-Founder of Torus • March 10, 2025

IRA funding freeze has put ‘many’ clean energy projects on pause

The uncertainty created by the funding freeze has affected projects at “various stages of development,” a clean energy executive said on a recent press call.

By Lamar Johnson • March 7, 2025

Basin Electric urges Congress to support clean energy tax credits

Inflation Reduction Act tax credits support energy infrastructure needed to meet rising demand for electricity, an Iowa Republican said during a House hearing.

By Ethan Howland • March 6, 2025

Massachusetts to deploy 100 bidirectional EV chargers in first-of-its-kind ‘V2X’ pilot

The program is available for residential, commercial, municipal and school customers and could add 1.5 MW of flexible grid capacity by September 2026, program partners said.

By Brian Martucci • March 4, 2025

PPL’s Kentucky utilities propose 1.3 GW of gas, 400 MW of storage to meet data center load

The $3.7 billion plan comes as Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas and Electric expect their annual electric sales to jump nearly 50% by 2032.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2025

After Moss Landing, what’s next for battery storage?

The fire that destroyed a 300-MW battery installation is a “learning opportunity” for a safety-conscious industry, experts say. Will non-lithium chemistries benefit?

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 28, 2025

IRA tax credit repeal would drive up electricity prices, system costs: reports

Sharply lower deployments of new generating resources could lead to power shortfalls, studies commissioned by a conservative environmental nonprofit and an electricity buyers group found.

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 27, 2025

New York PSC approves retail and residential storage plan as 6-GW 2030 target in question

New York plans to hold the first of three bulk energy storage procurements later this year as an Aurora Energy Research report forecasts 30 GW of in-state storage capacity by 2050.

By Brian Martucci • Feb. 25, 2025

Are utility demand response program costs outstripping their benefits in California?

California Public Utilities Commission policy has been pushing customers to choose utility-run supply-side DR programs over third-party options that face pressure to keep costs low.

By Collin Smith • Feb. 24, 2025

Scaling up sustainability: Meeting growing demand with SF6-free solutions

Learn how SF6-free sustainable EconiQ switchgear & infrastructure solutions can help decarbonize power grids.

Feb. 24, 2025