Energy Storage: Page 77
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Deep Dive
NextEra merger dead, Hawaii turns to realizing a 100% renewables future
NextEra never convinced regulators they could follow through on their clean energy goals. Can Hawaiian Electric?
By Herman K. Trabish • July 25, 2016 -
AES to partially replace California gas plant with 300 MW of battery storage
The project cements the importance of energy storage in California, thanks to landmark legislation requiring the state’s investor owned utilities to procure 1.3 GW of energy storage by 2020.
By Robert Walton • July 25, 2016 -
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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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Maryland PSC rejects Baltimore microgrid proposal
Exelon's subsidiaries are having a hard time convincing policymakers to allow rate-based investments in microgrids.
By Peter Maloney • July 22, 2016 -
Lyons Group to build 30 MW solar+storage project in Australia
Lyon Group plans a 30 MW solar + storage project as it expands into the Australian market.
By Peter Maloney • July 21, 2016 -
Elon Musk reveals part 2 of his 'Master Plan' for Tesla, defends potential SolarCity deal
Musk wants to network a fleet of home solar, storage and autonomous cars, allowing the assets to earn money for the consumer when not in use.
By Gavin Bade • July 21, 2016 -
LG Chem expands range of its residential battery offering
The company is introducing high and low voltage options for its residential batteries.
By Peter Maloney • July 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Utility participation key to driving residential storage growth
A Navigant Consulting study said the global residential storage sector will be a 3,773 MW market by 2025.
By Peter Maloney • July 19, 2016 -
Arizona regulators approve APS demand management, efficiency programs
Approval will allow APS to develop strategies to integrate storage into their demand management programs.
By Peter Maloney • July 15, 2016 -
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Deep DiveEvolution of REV: New York PSC Chair Audrey Zibelman says 2016 is the year of execution
Consumers can expect to see the early tangible benefits from REV by the end of 2018, Zibelman told Utility Dive.
By Krysti Shallenberger • July 15, 2016 -
First battery storage project begins operating in MISO
Indianapolis Power & Light's 20 MW storage facility is the first to begin operating in the 15-state market.
By Robert Walton • July 15, 2016 -
Sonnen enters C&I storage market with scalable batteries for peak shaving, TOU rates
The company said its 18 kW (24kWh) commercial and industrial batteries should ship late in the fourth quarter of this year.
By Peter Maloney • July 13, 2016 -
PG&E, SolarCity partner for solar+storage, grid services pilot
Up to 150 customers in San Jose will receive smart inverters or battery storage systems, and SolarCity will get a chance to demonstrate its suite of grid services.
By Robert Walton • July 13, 2016 -
Deep Dive
MIT researchers see a 'window of opportunity' for non-battery storage
Pumped hydro and compressed air storage can add value to renewable energy projects today, researchers found, but that could change as wind and solar drop further in price.
By Peter Maloney • July 12, 2016 -
Tesla
Advanced Microgrid Solutions secures $200M funding for aggregated storage projects
The San Francisco company is seeking to cut the costs of microgrids and storage by scaling up quickly, and that leaves little time to complete pilot projects.
By Peter Maloney • July 12, 2016 -
Sonnen cuts battery system cost 40% to serve self-consumption market
Seeing an opportunity in changes to net metering policies, Sonnen has introduced a cheaper battery without backup power features.
By Peter Maloney • July 8, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Come together? DER aggregation sparks more confusion than consensus in power sector
Utilities and DER providers have divergent opinions on how the aggregation of distributed resources will develop, according to a recent GTM survey.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Anatomy of a nuke closure: How PG&E decided to shutter Diablo Canyon
In a policy environment that prizes renewables, PG&E saw no cost-effective route to keeping the giant nuclear plant open.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 7, 2016 -
New York Green Bank aims to grow portfolio by two-thirds next year
The bank aims to spur innovative reneweable energy projects that would otherwise have trouble attracting investment.
By Peter Maloney • July 7, 2016 -
New Mexico senator to roll out tax credit for energy storage
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) plans to introduce legislation next week that would create a tax credit for energy storage, modelled after similar credits for wind and solar.
By Peter Maloney • July 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
California dreaming: Utilities uneasy with regulator's vision to remake their business model
Commissioner Florio wants a fundamental rethinking of utility revenues and distributed resources, but his proposal has critics on all sides.
By Peter Maloney • July 6, 2016 -
AMS, Opus One partner on software-storage grid solution
Advanced Microgrid Solutions will develop and manage distributed energy resources for commercial, industrial and large aggregated customers.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2016 -
Advocates push New York to pursue 4 GW of storage by 2030
To reach 50% renewable energy, the state should be sourcing a quarter of its peak usage from battery storage, they said.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Inside the first municipal solar-plus-storage project in the US
The Village of Minster tackled a solar-plus-storage project to diversify its portfolio and now looks to build a microgrid to protect its key C&I customers from power outages.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 5, 2016 -
NextEra decision looming, Hawaii lawmakers consider suing Gov. Ige over PUC appointment
The governor appointed a commission lawyer to the regulatory post without legislative approval ahead of a decision on the largest business deal in Hawaii history.
By Peter Maloney • July 5, 2016 -
Vermont regulators implement rules for 75% renewables target
Vermont's Public Service Board has implemented rules for 75% by 2032 renewables target, stipulating at least 1% needs to come from distributed resources.
By Peter Maloney • July 1, 2016
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