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OpinionAdding it all up: Counting the capacity contribution of variable and duration-limited resources
The failure to properly count the quantity of capacity available to meet load during extreme weather events, like wildfires, can lead to inadequate power supplies and rotating blackouts, the authors write.
By Nick Schlag, Zachary Ming and Arne Olson • Sept. 10, 2020 -
NYISO allows full participation for energy storage in wholesale power markets
Analysts claim the action levels the playing field for energy storage resources, but more work needs to be done for the storage market to take off in the state.
By Guy Burdick • Sept. 9, 2020 -
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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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GE Renewables
Deep DiveFERC summit highlights reliability concerns for renewables + storage, but has California found a solution?
In a day-long FERC conference on renewables+storage hybrids earlier this summer, system operators focused on reliability while advocates described new opportunities.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 3, 2020 -
Mosaic Energy
Duke IRP includes scenarios to reduce carbon emissions 70% by 2030
One 70% reduction scenario would not add any more natural gas, and another would add 2,650 MW of offshore wind by 2030. But its base case scenarios continue gas buildout into the 2030s.
By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 2, 2020 -
Opinion
Going beyond Order 841 to more meaningful FERC storage policy
Despite the landmark order, other FERC proceedings are erecting new barriers to energy storage participation within energy, capacity and ancillary services markets, the author writes.
By Sean Baur • Sept. 1, 2020 -
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ColumnTaking charge: Fluence CEO Manuel Pérez Dubuc views storage as the 'holy grail' for high renewables
"We really need to prepare ourselves for scaling up the company, and I think that’s my role," Dubuc told Utility Dive in a recent interview.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 28, 2020 -
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Wasatch Group, sonnen plan 24 MW, 60 MWh virtual power plants in California for $130M
The companies are beginning the first of seven retrofit projects in September in a Fresno apartment community, planning to add 3,000 batteries and solar power to homes.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 27, 2020 -
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Duke, SCE eye more storage, but continued cost declines, resilience valuation are key, executives say
Long-duration storage will become especially important to replace natural gas resources, a Southern California Edison executive said.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 27, 2020 -
Cyrus One
Energy consulting groups value Southeast RTO potential at $384B savings by 2040
A seven-state RTO, including Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas, would phase out coal generation and add more storage and renewables into the mix, according to analysis from Vibrant Clean Energy.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 25, 2020 -
ESA targets 100 GW new storage by 2030 amid push for tax credit, market integration challenges
The goal will produce 200,000 new jobs in the U.S. by 2030, the Energy Storage Association projects.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 25, 2020 -
Deep Dive
Ensuring DER inclusion in capacity markets may require a rethink of resource adequacy
The growth of customer-owned resources is forcing system operators and aggregators to see their value as reliability tools and rethink the concept of resource adequacy.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 24, 2020 -
Energy storage for EV charging can lower demand charges, Guidehouse reports
Energy storage for electric vehicle charging can provide cost savings as well as a sense of security for residential customers concerned with power reliability.
By Guy Burdick • Aug. 24, 2020 -
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NRECA, DOE to showcase diverse uses of storage technology with 4 battery installations
The batteries, ranging from 90-500 kW, support everything from military base operations to a farm.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 18, 2020 -
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Deep DivePropelling the transition: The battle for control of virtual power plants is just beginning
As virtual power plants develop, there is a growing debate about the degree to which the future of distributed energy management will be controlled by large utilities or third-party aggregators.
By Matthew Bandyk • Aug. 18, 2020 -
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Deep DivePropelling the transition: Green hydrogen could be the final piece in a zero-emissions future
Green hydrogen beats renewables plus batteries at fueling heavy transport, serving industry and long duration storage — if it can be delivered affordably.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 17, 2020 -
Sunrun posts Q2 loss but anticipates storage boost as battery prices fall, blackouts persist
Sunrun has developed a pipeline of deals to provide grid services, such as virtual power plants, in half of the regions it operates, CEO Lynn Jurich said during the company's second quarter earnings call.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 12, 2020 -
Dominion reaches agreement on South Carolina renewables + storage tariff to better integrate resources
The proposal reflects the fact that South Carolina's storage market is maturing, according to one stakeholder.
By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 7, 2020 -
Dominion asks Virginia regulators for interim storage targets as it moves toward 2.7 GW by 2035
Virginia's State Corporation Commission will establish regulations for Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to move forward in energy storage required under a new state law.
By Guy Burdick • Aug. 4, 2020 -
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LG Chem refutes alleged cause of explosion at APS battery storage facility
LG Chem disputes APS's claim that a battery cell failure initiated an April 2019 explosion, alleging an external heat source is the root cause.
By Guy Burdick • Aug. 4, 2020 -
New Mexico approves 100% renewables + storage replacement for San Juan coal capacity
A full renewables portfolio, along with battery storage, was the only replacement option that fully satisfied the state's 100% carbon-free energy transition goals, according to regulators.
By Catherine Morehouse • July 30, 2020 -
APS
APS says runaway thermal event caused 2019 battery explosion, outlines 4 steps to avoid a repeat
Abnormal lithium metal deposits likely led to the internal failure, according to a report authored for APS by Davion Hill, U.S. energy storage leader for DNV GL.
By Guy Burdick • July 29, 2020 -
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Column
Taking Charge: How California's first CCA confronts wildfire risk and energy equity amid COVID-19
MCE CEO Dawn Weisz spoke to Utility Dive about the community choice aggregator's efforts to make its service area more resilient.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 29, 2020 -
IREC launches project to tackle storage interconnection challenges
The project aims to resolve regulatory and technical barriers to connecting storage projects to the distribution grid.
By Guy Burdick • July 23, 2020 -
From Goldwind (used with permission)
Enel plans to deploy 1 GW storage capacity across renewable portfolio through 2022
The company started constructing its first North American utility-scale hybrid project in Texas.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 22, 2020 -
SDG&E
DOE unveils draft roadmap for US global energy storage leadership
The plan provides more details for the department's Energy Storage Grand Challenge and comes as the House Appropriations Committee approved a significant increase in DOE spending on energy storage.
By Larry Pearl • July 14, 2020
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