Energy Storage: Page 69
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Stem, HECO launch 1 MW storage virtual power project on Oahu
The project serves 29 C&I customers and is designed to help them reduce the demand charge portions of their bills.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Tesla's 80 MWh battery storage facility starts operations for SoCal Edison
The battery storage system will help Southern California Edison address any reliability issues resulting from the Aliso Canyon gas leak in 2015.
By Peter Maloney • Feb. 1, 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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AES and Mitsubishi pair up for India's first grid-scale storage project
The project will help India meet its goal to integrate 175 MW of renewables by 2022.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How behind-the-meter storage could make up 50% of the U.S. market by 2021
Falling costs for residential solar systems and changing net metering policies are contributing to the growth of the BTM storage market.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Adara Power, Aquion deal connects storage system to the cloud for DR programs
The company says its iC3 platform will enable Aquion’s batteries to be deployed for aggregated demand response programs.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Powin Energy's 8 MWh storage project enters service for Aliso Canyon leak mitigation
The Powin Energy storage project was commissioned to alleviate shortages after the Aliso Canyon methane leaks in 2015.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 31, 2017 -
Texas co-op group forms partnership with Advanced Microgrid Solutions
AMS will install a 200 kWh storage facility for Texas Electric Cooperatives and provide preferred pricing for its 75 member co-ops.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Siemens partners with Eos Energy Storage for energy storage solutions
The companies plan to offer storage solutions to the grid-connected and off-grid markets, and say they have several projects lined in California.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
The lurking surprise for solar in Arizona's recent ruling to end net metering
The landmark decision in the state's value of solar proceeding could end up slashing rooftop compensation in half.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Eversource rolls out $400M grid modernization plan for Massachusetts
The utility's plan includes $100 million for energy storage and $45 million for electric vehicle infrastructure.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 26, 2017 -
Trump infrastructure priority plan includes transmission, wind, energy storage
An 50-item infrastructure priority list reported yesterday includes seven provisions for modernizing the nation's energy system.
By Gavin Bade • Jan. 25, 2017 -
ConEd's new demo storage project rolls out alternative financing model
The utility proposed a demo project under the Reforming the Energy Vision initiative that would test a new financial model for front-of-the-meter energy storage.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Mercom: Smart grid, storage and efficiency firms raised $1.3B in VC funding in 2016
Funding for advanced energy firms appears to be moving toward debt and public market funding, with that figure topping $4.5 billion last year.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As energy storage matures, leading system integrators embrace a flexible project approach
The best storage integrators do it all — from utility-owned turnkey facilities to merchant battery projects — according to a new report from Navigant.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 24, 2017 -
Deep Dive
What Australia's DER revolution can teach US utilities about the age of Trump
When federal support for clean energy faltered, states took the lead on the power sector transition. Sound familiar?
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 24, 2017 -
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Why a program approach is key to making energy storage work for utilities
For electric utilities, approaching energy storage on a project basis can be shortsighted and costly. In this article, we propose a better way.
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Hydrostor seeks $1B in contracts to replace peaking plants with compressed air storage
Hydrostor and its construction partner AECOM hope to replace retiring coal plants with their underwater compressed air storage technology.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 24, 2017 -
Tesla batteries help power small North Carolina island
Ocracoke will use a solar-plus-storage microgrid to maintain reliability and cut demand charges.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 23, 2017 -
FERC policy statement upholds concurrent cost recovery for energy storage resources
FERC said it found little chance market competitors would be harmed by allowing storage resources to concurrently recover their costs through cost- and market-based rates.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Third time's the charm? Inside Hawaiian Electric's new, new plan to get to 100% renewables
Stakeholders say the third edition of HECO's Power Supply Improvement Plan is a real improvement, but question its approach to DERs and $26.5 billion price tag.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 18, 2017 -
Italian utility company buys energy storage developer Demand Energy
Demand Energy focuses on behind-the-meter storage and has carried out two dozen projects thus far.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 18, 2017 -
Renewables, efficiency dominate robust job growth in energy sector
The solar and wind industries experienced the strongest growth, but the sector faces a number of workforce challenges — including retirements, skills gaps and a lack of diversity.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Jan. 17, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Why surging lithium prices haven't stopped cost declines for battery energy storage
Lithium is one of the hottest commodities in the market today, but analysts see a muted effect on battery costs.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 17, 2017 -
Battery storage startup secures $6M for lead-acid development
Storage startup Gridtential is rethinking how traditional lead-acid batteries are structured for lower-cost storage systems.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 17, 2017 -
Samsung SDI unveils fast charging EV battery at Detroit show
Samsung SDI has introduced an electric vehicle battery with a 600 kilometer (372 mile) range that can charge in 20 minutes.
By Peter Maloney • Jan. 11, 2017