Virginia regulators outline Dominion path toward 2.7 GW storage by 2035

The order requires Dominion to propose 250 MW of energy storage by 2025 as an interim target.

By Guy Burdick • Updated Dec. 23, 2020

FERC reverses 40 years of PURPA precedent in ruling on small solar definition, punts on storage question

The commission upended precedent that found a facility's net solar capacity must be no larger than the 80 MW threshold.

By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 14, 2020

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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.

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Lucid Motors looks to challenge Tesla in residential, utility-scale storage markets

The CEO of Lucid Motors said the company will offer home energy storage systems as well as luxury electric vehicles.

By Guy Burdick • Sept. 11, 2020

Adding 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

FERC 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

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

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

Taking 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

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

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

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

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

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

Propelling 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

Propelling 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

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 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

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