Trump freezes IRA funding

The White House issued a memo to clarify the funding pause, specifying that it pertains only to aspects of the law mentioned in Section 2 of the executive order.

By Kate Magill • Updated Jan. 23, 2025

Moss Landing battery fire sparks calls to improve safety, ‘accountability’ for industry

The site’s fourth blaze in five years destroyed most of a 300-MW battery array owned by Vistra Energy and should serve as a “wake-up call” for the industry, local officials said.

By Brian Martucci • Updated Jan. 21, 2025

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The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.

By Utility Dive staff

Sonnen, SOLRITE Energy launch grid-optimizing virtual power plant in Texas

The program aims to relieve congestion and improve renewable power economics on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid, sonnen USA CEO Blake Richetta said.

By Brian Martucci • Jan. 17, 2025

JLL establishes energy advisory and sustainability practice

The team will provide technical expertise on energy sourcing, efficiency and end-use optimization across the company’s business lines.

By Joe Burns • Jan. 17, 2025

It’s time for the US to adopt comprehensive battery legislation similar to the EU

As the world’s largest economy, with a fast-growing EV market, the United States can — and must — be a global leader on creating a circular economy for batteries.

By Blaine Miller-McFeeley and Julia Poliscanova • Jan. 17, 2025

US battery market faces possible ‘significant tariff impacts’: Clean Energy Associates

With limited production capacity outside China, the consultancy’s Q4 2024 report sees heavily tariffed Chinese production setting the market price for lithium-iron-phosphate batteries over the next two years.

By Brian Martucci • Jan. 14, 2025

PJM’s proposal to unlock unused interconnection capacity gains broad support

The PJM Interconnection’s plan to revise its Surplus Interconnection Service rules could free up 26 GW for a July capacity auction, clean energy trade groups said Monday.

By Ethan Howland • Jan. 14, 2025

PJM’s capacity market proposal faces pushback from market monitor, generators

The PJM Power Providers Group, Advanced Energy United and ratepayer advocates are among those opposing proposed revisions to the grid operator’s must-offer and market seller offer cap rules.

By Ethan Howland • Jan. 13, 2025

Hydrostor gets $1.76B DOE conditional loan guarantee for 4 GWh energy storage project

The planned 500 MW/4,000 MWh Willow Rock energy storage facility will use proprietary compressed-air technology to “expand the dispatchability of renewable energy,” DOE said.

By Brian Martucci • Jan. 10, 2025

DOE conditionally commits to $1.8B loan guarantee for Arizona Public Service

The first project supported by the funds would be the 150 MW/600 MWh Agave Battery Energy Storage System. APS must still meet certain conditions to finalize the loan.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 9, 2025

9 US electric power sector issues to watch in 2025

From rising electricity prices and demand to emerging opportunities and challenges around nuclear energy, virtual power plants, renewables and more, we’ve highlighted nine of the most important issues for the year ahead.

By Robert Walton, Ethan Howland, Diana DiGangi, Larry Pearl, Brian Martucci • Jan. 8, 2025

DOE issues draft energy storage road map to accelerate cost reductions, diversify supply

The document updates DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge Roadmap and reflects significant advances in energy storage technology and deployment since 2020, the agency said.

By Brian Martucci • Jan. 7, 2025

Con Edison, O&R issue 310-MW energy storage RFP with eye to longer-duration batteries

The solicitation follows a state order for Con Edison to procure at least 300 MW of energy storage and Orange & Rockland Utilities to procure at least 10 MW.

By Brian Martucci • Jan. 2, 2025

PG&E gets $15B loan guarantee from DOE for hydropower, battery buildout

The gas and electric utility company expects the deal to close before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.

By Lamar Johnson • Dec. 19, 2024

Energy Vault, RackScale partner on 2 GW/20 GWh of data center batteries

Energy Vault’s modular, “battery agnostic” B-Nest system has more than eight times the energy density of traditional systems, which makes it a good fit for space-constrained urban areas, the company says.

By Brian Martucci • Dec. 17, 2024

US energy storage deployments hit record 3.8 GW in Q3, led by Texas, California: report

The energy storage sector is having its best year but “it will be difficult to keep this pace,” said Nina Rangel, senior research analyst at Wood Mackenzie.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 13, 2024

Convergent lands $150M in financing for distributed solar, storage projects

The funding will speed development of more industrial-scale distributed energy projects, CEO Johannes Rittershausen said.

By Brian Martucci • Dec. 12, 2024

Treasury finalizes ITC rules, providing clarity to solar, storage, other clean energy sectors

“The updates and expansion of ITC create important clarity and strong market signals to invest in a variety of energy projects in the U.S.,” said Lisa Jacobson, president of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.

By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 11, 2024

Google, Intersect Power to develop co-located energy parks with $20B of renewables, storage

Energy parks can provide grid services, but they face regulatory challenges, including uncertainty around the rules for co-located load, according to Energy Innovation. 

By Ethan Howland • Dec. 11, 2024

Texas storage deployment saved at least $750M since 2023: ACP

Approximately 5 GW of new capacity added since last year has improved reliability while lowering electricity prices on the ERCOT grid, the American Clean Power Association said Monday.

By Brian Martucci • Dec. 10, 2024

Unlocking maximum efficiency and control in GWh-scale energy storage projects

As BESS sites expand beyond 1 GWh in capacity, sophisticated software is maximizing usable energy and expanding revenue generation streams.

By Ruchira Shah, General Manager, Software Product Management, Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimisation (ES&O) • Dec. 9, 2024

Eos Energy lands $304M DOE loan for battery plant expansion

The long-duration battery company says it has a $589 million, 2.3-GWh order backlog and $14.2 billion, 59-GWh commercial pipeline.

By Ethan Howland • Dec. 3, 2024

e-Storage subsidiary to build $712M plant in Kentucky

Shelbyville Battery Manufacturing is establishing a cell, module and packaging facility and is set to begin production in 2025.

By Sara Samora • Dec. 2, 2024

Duke pauses consideration of DOE loan program with Trump election, new Congress

Given the uncertainties around future Department of Energy lending, it makes sense to delay a review of potential benefits from the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment program, Duke Energy told North Carolina regulators.

By Ethan Howland • Dec. 2, 2024

Powering precision: How Hitachi Energy’s Nostradamus AI is revolutionizing forecasting for the energy industry

Discover how AI-driven forecasting is transforming energy management for a sustainable future.

By Bret Toplyn, Director of Product Management, Energy Analytics, Business Unit Grid Automation, Hitachi Energy • Dec. 2, 2024