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AES
Deep DiveIs battery energy storage at a 'turning point' for US utilities?
Speedy deployments of long-duration storage last year in California could mark a watershed moment for the sector, analysts say.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 11, 2017 -
CPS Energy
Deep Dive'Enabler of the smart city': CPS Energy's CEO on democratizing distributed energy
Electric utilities have a central role to play in spreading the energy technologies that make smart cities possible, Paula Gold-Williams, CEO of San Antonio's municipal utility, told Utility Dive.
By Gavin Bade • April 11, 2017 -
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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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Vermont bill would direct PUC to draw up energy storage recommendations
Sponsor Rep. Laura Sibilia (I) says she is concerned Vermont could fall behind neighbors like Massachusetts, which is implementing a storage target for utilities.
By Peter Maloney • April 11, 2017 -
California PUC approves doubling of SGIP funding, tilted toward storage
Utilities will allocate $83 million annually for three years to help fund customer-sited storage and renewable energy generation.
By Peter Maloney • April 10, 2017 -
North Carolina approves Duke's renewable microgrid project in the Smoky Mountains
The solar and battery microgrid will power a remote communications tower in the national park currently served by an overhead transmission line.
By Peter Maloney • April 10, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How New York is incentivizing utilities to interconnect DERs under REV
Regulators want to reward utilities for better performance on key tasks like DER interconnection — the question is how.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 6, 2017 -
SDG&E
Battery, tech companies urge Congress to include storage in infrastructure plans
The Energy Storage Association joined more than 50 other companies and groups in signing the letter to lawmakers.
By Peter Maloney • April 6, 2017 -
Michigan regulators plan EV conference after utility withdraws 800-charger plan
Consumers Energy, car companies and charging station developers will work together this summer to devise a charging plan that works for both the utility and the private market.
By Robert Walton • April 6, 2017 -
SCE
Greensmith software updates AEP storage facility to sell frequency regulation
A 14 MWh battery previously only used for backup power was reconfigured to sell into PJM markets.
By Peter Maloney • April 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
New NREL report provides missing metric for valuing solar+storage facilities
The report uses NREL's solar cost methodology to identify a single benchmark for paired resources.
By Peter Maloney • April 4, 2017 -
Tesla patent application outlines design to scale battery systems to 1 GWh
By isolating small blocks of cells, the company says it could build battery systems that use cells of different types, ages, voltages or chemistries.
By Peter Maloney • April 4, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Primer: Technology, consumer sentiment push utilities to new business models
The move to a cleaner, more distributed energy system is pushing wholesale changes to how utilities make money and plan their power grids.
By Robert Walton • April 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The top 5 states for utility grid modernization and business model reform
From expansive sector redesigns to step-by-step DER dockets, states across the nation are rethinking the grid and how utilities make money off it.
By Krysti Shallenberger • April 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Pushed by REV, ConEd tests new utility business models in New York
The nation's largest city is the proving ground for a slate of REV pilot projects aimed at modernizing operations and diversifying revenue.
By Robert Walton • April 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How Connecticut's nuclear bill could open a new front in the plant subsidy debate
A bill to support the Millstone plant would include nuclear facilities in renewable energy solicitations in an attempt to skirt legal challenges facing similar efforts in New York and Illinois.
By Peter Maloney • April 3, 2017 -
Lyon Group plans to build the world's biggest solar+storage project in South Australia
The developer said the 330 MW solar storage facility will be paired with a 400 MWh battery system.
By Peter Maloney • March 31, 2017 -
Deep DiveHow California lawmakers plan to align renewable generation with power demand
Two new bills present distinct approaches to align wind and solar output with the state's electricity load.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 30, 2017 -
Macquarie, CIT close project financing for AMS' 50 MW energy storage fleet
Macquarie bought the projects in August 2016 from Advanced Microgrid Solutions, which will serve as the projects’ asset manager.
By Peter Maloney • March 30, 2017 -
GTM: More than 21 states pack energy storage pipelines with over 20 MW
There are more than 10 GW of projects in the U.S.'s energy storage pipeline, according to GTM Research.
By Peter Maloney • March 29, 2017 -
State of the Electric Utility 2017
Deep DiveWhy utilities don't think Trump will stop the clean energy transition
The next generation utility business model will rely on a cleaner, more distributed energy system regardless of what happens in Washington, according to our new 2017 State of the Electric Utility Survey.
By Gavin Bade • March 28, 2017 -
Daimler
Deep DiveMercedes eyes North American market to get ahead of energy storage curve
The CEO of Mercedes' new North American energy storage unit lays out his strategy in an interview with Utility Dive.
By Peter Maloney • March 28, 2017 -
CAISO notches record, serving 56.7% of demand with renewable energy in one day
Solar and wind power combined also hit a peak on the same day by serving 49.2% of demand.
By Peter Maloney • March 28, 2017 -
SDG&E
IHS: More global storage could save industry hundreds of billions of dollars
Increasing energy storage in the global electric grid could save hundreds of billions of dollars, according to a new report from IHS Markit.
By Peter Maloney • March 28, 2017 -
Old German coal mine will be converted into a hydro storage plant
The 200 MW hydro pumped storage project would store renewable energy by using wind and solar power to pump water into a storage reservoir that could be released when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun shining.
By Peter Maloney • March 27, 2017 -
German company to transform aluminium smelters into 'virtual battery'
The virtual battery would be able to provide 1.12 GWh of energy capacity.
By Peter Maloney • March 27, 2017
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