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Engie buys 6-GW solar and storage development portfolio from Belltown Power
The deal for projects in PJM, ERCOT and other markets comes as Consolidated Edison, American Electric Power and Duke Energy move to sell their unregulated renewable energy businesses.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 28, 2022 -
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Deep DiveThe energy system is ‘inherently racist,’ advocates say. How are utilities responding to calls for greater equity?
Utility commitments to customer equity, energy affordability and equitable access to clean energy resources are becoming more common, but energy justice advocates say companies need to do more.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 26, 2022 -
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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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Sunnova urges California PUC to dismiss PG&E, SCE ‘sky is falling’ concerns, review microgrid proposal
“This is a real opportunity to examine what's going to be a fairly prevalent use case,” said Robert Perry, a consultant for World Business Academy, one of 16 organizations supporting a commission review of the plan.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 25, 2022 -
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Battery capacity in the US more than tripled since the start of 2021: report
More battery projects are coming online, spurring a significant rise in storage capacity and drawing in growing levels of corporate funding.
By Stephen Singer • Oct. 21, 2022 -
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DOE taps 20 companies to receive $2.8B for battery manufacturing, minerals processing build-out
The funding is the first phase of a total $7 billion investment by the federal government to advance domestic supply chains for electric vehicle battery production.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 20, 2022 -
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Inflation Reduction Act will drive development of 111 GWh of energy storage: BloombergNEF
But supply chain constraints "cloud deployment expectations until 2024,” the firm cautioned.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 18, 2022 -
New Jersey BPU storage incentive proposal targets 1 GW of 4-hour batteries by 2030
New Jersey is targeting 2 GW of installed storage by 2030 but currently has less than 500 MW.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2022 -
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CAISO calls for near-term power procurement, even with possible Diablo Canyon extension
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering requiring utilities and others to line up near-term power supplies to make up for project delays in earlier procurements.
By Ethan Howland • Oct. 11, 2022 -
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GM takes on Tesla, others; launches unit focused on energy storage, solar and vehicle-to-grid charging
General Motors hopes the new services will spur EV adoption while improving grid resiliency, it said as part of a broader business announcement Tuesday.
By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 11, 2022 -
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Sponsored by WärtsiläThe Inflation Reduction Act will turbocharge energy storage
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will serve as a key driver for energy storage deployment in the U.S. and foster the nation’s transition to a clean energy economy.
By Andy Tang, Vice President, Energy Storage & Optimization, Wärtsilä • Oct. 10, 2022 -
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Deep Dive97% of smart meters fail to provide promised customer benefits. Can $3B in new funding change that?
Interoperability standards can deliver “non-discriminatory access” to real-time data from new smart meters to fulfill promises of customer savings and other system benefits, energy managers say.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 5, 2022 -
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NextEra, PGE open US’ first wind-solar-battery project as Inflation Reduction Act ups storage options
“This is exactly the kind of development that we hoped would go forward under the Inflation Reduction Act,” said Gregory Wetstone, president and CEO at the American Council on Renewable Energy.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 5, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Convergent Energy + Power7 misperceptions about the viability of utility-scale battery storage
Large-scale battery storage is expected to contribute 10,000 megawatts (MW) to the U.S. power grid by 2023.
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How will residential solar + storage fare in a blackout? Berkeley Lab looks to historical data for insight.
In 70% of outage events, most homes with a 30-kWh storage system would have been able to maintain critical loads, researchers said.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 28, 2022 -
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Federal dollars for storage diversification must come with permit reforms, Manchin, others say
A timely buildout of competing storage technologies depends on accelerated permitting of interconnections, pumped storage and other projects, Democrats and Republicans agreed.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • Sept. 27, 2022 -
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OpinionMoving beyond California’s one-sided view of reliability
We need a path to quickly scale the complete set of energy resources needed to match renewable generation with statewide load at all times, the author writes.
By Sam Maslin • Sept. 27, 2022 -
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Long-duration storage at the cusp of a breakthrough, but market constraints persist: RE+ panelists
The Inflation Reduction Act created incentives to spur the adoption of long-duration energy storage technologies, RE+ panelists said, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to connect new concepts to the grid.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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Texas drives record growth in US energy storage market in Q2, despite challenges: report
The Inflation Reduction Act has and will likely continue to reduce the supply drag on large and small storage projects across the country, a new report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association finds.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • Sept. 20, 2022 -
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Energy storage tech going mainstream as Goldman Sachs, partner acquire majority stake in EPC Power
The capital from the acquisition will help EPC Power expand its inventory and manufacturing capacity to keep pace with an expected wave of interest in energy storage, company leaders said.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 15, 2022 -
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New York announces $16.6M for hydrogen and 4 other long-duration storage demonstration projects
The five projects selected by the state represent a swath of new technologies currently under development, and additional funding is available for future projects, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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MISO opens energy, operating reserve markets to storage with over 13 GW in interconnection queue
There are only a few storage resources currently registered on the Midcontinent system operator’s grid, but thousands of megawatts are in varying stages of development.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 7, 2022 -
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Liquid battery startup Ambri ready to embark on first utility demonstration project with Xcel Energy
Ambri’s battery is cheaper and lasts longer than lithium-ion technology, according to Adam Briggs, Ambri’s chief commercial officer.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 6, 2022 -
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Deep DiveAccelerating renewable energy buildout faces big hurdles, even with Inflation Reduction Act: developers
“It's really important that everyone understand how contingent that capacity expansion is going to be on state-level decision making,” said Tyler Norris, Cypress Creek Renewables vice president of development.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2022 -
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California exempts energy storage from subdivision rule to accelerate deployment
The formal subdivision process can add years to energy storage project timelines for developers and landowners, according to the California Energy Storage Alliance.
By Emma Penrod • Sept. 4, 2022 -
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MIT-led researchers develop low-cost, aluminum-based battery, with startup Avanti eyeing commercial production
The batteries would suffer far fewer supply chain constraints and eliminate the risk of fire, according to one of the paper’s authors, suggesting they could be ideal for large-scale storage applications.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 30, 2022
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