Energy Storage: Page 8


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    CAISO seeks FERC approval to cancel 2024 interconnection study process

    As it deals with an interconnection backlog, the California Independent System Operator hasn’t started studying last year’s interconnection requests, which totaled 350 GW, the grid operator told FERC on Thursday.

    By Feb. 9, 2024
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    New York proposes 15 safety recommendations for battery energy storage facilities

    One recommendation includes having qualified people available no more than four hours away from a project site to help local emergency responders in case of a safety issue.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 8, 2024
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    Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

    The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.

    By Utility Dive staff
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    Energy Department opens battery R&D funds for sodium-ion

    The $15.7 million will also go toward projects using smart manufacturing technologies to lower the cost of battery production.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 7, 2024
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    California could need up to 37 GW of long-duration storage by 2045 to retire gas resources: report

    Long-duration storage could balance energy across days and seasons and reduce renewable curtailments, a report from the California Energy Commission found.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Feb. 6, 2024
  • Texas to explore new grid recovery options after 82% of blackstart units failed during Winter Storm Uri

    The state should consider how its growing battery storage resources could help with system recovery in the event of a widespread grid collapse, said Texas PUC Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty.

    By Feb. 2, 2024
  • Texas regulators nix proposed battery rule over concerns it would limit new resource additions

    The Texas electricity market “will need every megawatt of fast, flexible dispatchable generation resources, as soon as possible,” according to PUC Commissioner Lori Cobos.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
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    2024 US power sector outlook

    The U.S. clean energy transition is expected to accelerate in 2024 but faces question around transmission, financing, federal elections and other issues.

    By Utility Dive staff • Jan. 31, 2024
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    Energy storage venture capital funding soared to record $9.2B in 2023, Mercom reports

    Last year’s uptick in venture capital funding was fueled by the Inflation Reduction Act, which extended investment tax credits to standalone energy storage projects.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 30, 2024
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    For success in residential battery storage, focus on the Big 3

    Installers looking for an edge in a competitive market should consider these three factors when seeking out battery suppliers.

    Jan. 29, 2024
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    How a BESS can improve green hydrogen economics

    Why including a BESS in your green hydrogen project configuration is a wise investment.

    Jan. 29, 2024
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    New solutions emerge to better integrate renewables into the grid, Xcel, Eversource and others say

    Requiring the 400+ GW of battery capacity in U.S. interconnection queues to have grid-forming capabilities could enable variable renewables growth “cheaper and faster than adding new transmission,” one expert said.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
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    Connecticut beefs up energy storage incentives to meet 1 GW goal by 2030

    Residential customers can get as much as $16,000 in upfront incentives — up from the previous maximum of $7,500.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 23, 2024
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    Apex Clean Energy enters joint venture to own US energy storage projects

    The venture, called SA Grid Solutions, has kicked off operations with ownership of the Great Kiskadee utility-scale battery project.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 22, 2024
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    Pioneering 565-MWh battery storage facility now online in Hawai’i, Plus Power says

    "This is the first time a standalone battery site has provided grid-forming services at this scale," Mike Snyder, senior director, Tesla Megapack, said.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 16, 2024
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    How to craft a better solar panel decommissioning plan

    Solar owners need to fully understand the costs associated with decommissioning and put realistic strategies in place.

    Jan. 16, 2024
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    US gas-fired capacity to grow, even under 95% carbon reduction scenario: NREL

    Fossil-fueled power plants without carbon capture equipment would produce 14% of U.S. electricity by 2050, according to “mid-case” modeling by a DOE laboratory.

    By Jan. 12, 2024
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    Spearmint Energy brings its first Texas battery energy storage plant online

    The company’s 300-MW Revolution project marks the debut for one of the largest battery storage companies in one of the largest battery storage markets in the nation.

    By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 11, 2024
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    New York battery storage owners may face new safety rules after fires

    The fires did not lead to any reported injuries, or release harmful levels of toxins, initial findings from an inter-agency fire safety working group organized by Gov. Kathy Hochul concluded.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 11, 2024
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    9 US power sector trends to watch in 2024

    The U.S. march toward a decarbonized electric system will continue in 2024 as policymakers and others work to balance, climate, reliability, affordability and other goals.

    By Robert Walton, Ethan Howland, Diana DiGangi, Larry Pearl, Kavya Balaraman and Emma Penrod • Jan. 10, 2024
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    Puget Sound Energy, Form Energy explore 10-MW, 100-hour iron-air battery pilot

    Multiday storage technology can offset the need for additional generation resources used only during times of high demand, a utility spokesperson said. 

    By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 9, 2024
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    LG Energy unveils 10 grid-scale battery storage projects for 2024

    The portfolio of facilities will help avoid the equivalent of 16 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year, the company calculated using the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator.

    By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 8, 2024
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    Opinion

    3 keys to optimizing energy storage in 2024

    Energy storage system deployments can be accelerated through a focus on transparency, risk and safety.

    By Ryan Franks • Jan. 2, 2024
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    Battery project owners should focus on long-term contracts, guaranteed revenue streams: report

    Battery storage projects face a variety of risks, including ones related to logistics and the supply chain, one expert said.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 2, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    As reliability concerns with renewables rise, upgrading inverters is urgent, analysts say

    The variable output of renewable energy resources requires “grid-forming” inverters to protect power system current flows, engineers and others agree.

    By Jan. 2, 2024
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    US installs record 7,322 MWh of storage in Q3 despite sweeping project delays

    Third-quarter installations could have been much higher, but roughly 80% of the projects expected to come online in the quarter were delayed.

    By Kavya Balaraman • Dec. 19, 2023