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New York PSC directs utilities to deploy 2 or more grid-scale storage projects
Utilities should now be deploying batteries as part of their "normal course of business,” regulators wrote.
By Robert Walton • March 10, 2017 -
California regulators propose doubling funds for Self-Generation Incentive Program
A proposed decision from the CPUC would increase funding for the Self Generation Incentive Program by $249 million over three years.
By Gavin Bade • March 8, 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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How ConEd's mobile battery REV demo could build a new storage business model
The company may not break even on a pilot to deploy mobile battery systems to stressed parts of the grid, but sees the project as a test of new market models for utilities and private vendors alike.
By Peter Maloney • March 7, 2017 -
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GTM: Long-duration battery boom spurs over 300 MWh of storage additions in 2016
The Aliso Canyon methane leak marked a "turning point" for the industry, driven by an increase in longer-duration batteries.
By Robert Walton • March 7, 2017 -
Report: Lack of mandates, incentives holding solar+storage back in New York City
Ancillary service rules in the NYISO market were also listed as an impediment to battery deployment in the new report from CUNY and NREL.
By Peter Maloney • March 6, 2017 -
Tesla quietly halts sales of its DC Powerwall 2 outside US
In Europe and Australia, Tesla will only offer an AC version of its residential battery, which includes a built-in inverter.
By Peter Maloney • March 6, 2017 -
ZEN Energy of Australia proposes 50 MW storage project to counter blackouts
With a large battery system in place, rolling outages in South Australia last month "would not have happened," company leaders told government officials.
By Peter Maloney • March 3, 2017 -
Commodities giant Vitol taps NEC to build 50 MW UK storage project for National Grid
NEC will build two battery facilities with a combined capacity of 50 MW, 35 MWh to provide frequency response to the U.K. utility.
By Peter Maloney • March 3, 2017 -
E.ON to build nearly 20 MW of battery storage at Texas wind farms
The two energy storage projects will be sited at E.ON’s Pyron and Inadale wind farms and are slated to come online by the end of 2017.
By Peter Maloney • March 2, 2017 -
SimpliPhi Power, CivicSolar team up to target California's behind-the-meter storage market
The companies plan to take advantage of the re-opening of California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program this April.
By Peter Maloney • March 1, 2017 -
ConEd, NRG partner on 4 MWh mobile battery storage demo for REV docket
The mobile battery system will allow ConEd to deploy storage to different locations depending on system needs.
By Peter Maloney • March 1, 2017 -
Kentucky utilities team up with EPRI for battery storage testing
A 1 MW battery sited at a Mercer County coal plant will allow the utilities to evaluate the potential benefits of utility-scale battery technologies.
By Peter Maloney • March 1, 2017 -
Primus Power begins production of 5-hour flow battery
The company says the flow battery will be used by Puget Sound Energy as an alternative to distribution system upgrades.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 28, 2017 -
Younicos to install 3 MW storage system on Kodiak Island, Alaska
The new lithium-ion batteries will replace a lead-acid system installed in 2012.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
FERC proposed storage rulemaking draws familiar concerns over jurisdiction, access
Sector players largely support storage in wholesale markets, but are wary of double compensation for batteries and creeping FERC authority.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 28, 2017 -
California regulators recommend approval of 1,040 MW gas plant from AES
The Alamitos gas plant will displace less efficient generation and help integrate more renewables, the California Energy Commission said in a proposed decision.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 27, 2017 -
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NREL picks RES to test storage applications for wind power
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will use multiple applications of RES’ 1 MW, 1 MWh RESolve system to test frequency regulation and renewable energy integration.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 27, 2017 -
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SDG&E, AES bring world's largest lithium ion battery storage online in California
The 30 MW, 120 MWh storage facility in Escondido and a smaller, 30 MWh battery array were part of the utility's Aliso Canyon storage solicitation.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Tesla expects to finalize plans for 2 Gigafactories in 2017
Tesla said in an earnings call that it could build up to three more Gigafactories as the company begins battery production at its Nevada site.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Pushing for scalability, utilities look to new hybrid models for microgrid deployment
Utilities are searching for standardized microgrid models that allow both end users and the wider grid to benefit.
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 23, 2017 -
Ohio universities test new software to optimize building energy use with solar, batteries
The University of Toledo and Case Western Reserve University will work with a DOE lab to automate energy management for campus buildings.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 23, 2017 -
Michigan, Utah researchers say new compound could extend flow battery life
University researchers say computer modeling has helped them find a promising candidate for the battery anolyte that is based on pyridinium.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 23, 2017 -
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Updated: California lawmaker proposes to target 100% renewables by 2045
The bill would also set California's current 50% renewables mandate deadline at 2025, instead of 2030.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Study throws cold water on residential solar-plus-storage economics
A Rochester Institute of Technology study says a customer must face high electricity bills and unfavorable net metering or feed-in policies for grid defection to work.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 21, 2017 -
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Deep DiveHerding cats: California PUC President Picker on the new DER Action Plan
A new regulatory roadmap aims to guide the power sector into the distributed energy future, but is everyone along for the ride?
By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 21, 2017
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