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US ‘needs more storage’ to ensure grid reliability, resilience: SEIA
The Solar Energy Industries Association wants to see the U.S. reach 10 million distributed energy storage installations and 700 GWh of grid-connected capacity by 2030, it said last month.
By Brian Martucci • Feb. 4, 2025 -
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2025 US power sector outlook
The second Trump administration has ramped up energy transition uncertainty. Meanwhile, electricity demand from data centers and electrification continues to grow, and the resource mix is changing.
By Utility Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2025 -
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TrendlineVirtual 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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Tesla storage deployments more than double to 31.4 GWh in 2024
Tesla expects its battery storage installations will jump at least 50% this year.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 30, 2025 -
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California PUC proposes energy storage safety, emergency response requirements
Published 10 days after a fire at Vistra’s 300-MW battery installation near Santa Cruz, the California Public Utilities Commission’s proposal would set new standards for energy storage facilities.
By Brian Martucci • Jan. 29, 2025 -
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EsVolta poised to bring 490 MW/980 MWh of storage online in ERCOT
The Texas grid operator expects to have nearly 10 GW of energy storage in March, up from about 4,700 MW a year earlier.
By Ethan Howland • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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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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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 -
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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 -
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OpinionIt’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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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
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