Energy Storage: Page 88
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Report: North Carolina utilities, regulators behind the curve on storage
A new report from a North Carolina clean energy group outlines the main barriers holding back wider deployment of storage technologies.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Residential energy storage: The industry's next big thing
Utility-scale storage projects have been getting big press lately, but the market for small residential installations is poised to explode – and upend the energy market landscape.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 6, 2015 -
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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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NextEra CEO: Energy storage will replace gas peakers post-2020
NextEra CEO Jim Robo spoke about the company's future to an the audiance at a New York conferance, which includes focusing on gas pipelines, competitive transmission and energy storage.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2015 -
SoCalEdison unveils new storage buys and RFO for distributed energy
The utility's request for offers officially names storage as an "eligible preferred resource."
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 30, 2015 -
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Deep DiveHow storage will shape the future of concentrated solar power
CSP may not be the hottest topic in the solar or storage sectors, but its backers point out that it offers large scale renewable generation that is in many cases fully dispatchable.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2015 -
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Moody's: Falling battery prices are bad news for merchant generators
Battery prices have dropped 50% since 2010, and if the slide continues, will decrease peak energy and capacity prices for independent power producers, according to Moody's Investor Services.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2015 -
New York funds 5 clean energy projects under REV for $175M
The largest of the projects will be a 100 MW wind farm being developed by RES America Developments in Chautauqua County.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 28, 2015 -
from Beyond Utility 2.0 to Energy Democracy (used with permission)
Deep DiveHow to become the 'Utility of the Future?' Industry experts weigh in
The key to creating the utility of the future is combining consumer demands with emerging technology in smart grids, energy efficiency and distribution generation, experts said during the 2015 Solar Power International conference.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 28, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How aggregated storage can help utilities create a 'new kind of demand response'
Grouping customer-sited storage offers utilities and vendors a world of new DR opportunities, but getting all the moving parts to align is a difficult and time-consuming process for stakeholders.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 23, 2015 -
Younicos to construct first utility-scale Texas solar-storage project
The facility will be the first such utility-scale project in the ERCOT market, although smaller demonstration projects have shown promise in the state.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Inside Southern California Edison's energy storage strategy
Nearly a year on from a monster storage buy, SCE President Pedro Pizarro spoke to Utility Dive about what his company's learned about storage and the next steps for its wider deployment.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Updated: Tesla Gigafactory will cut battery costs 50%, analyst says
Enhanced economies of scale will drive costs for both battery cells and packs down, a Jefferies analyst said.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 22, 2015 -
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Southern Co. jumpstarts operation of Georgia solar+storage test project
Southern Co. and the Electric Power Research Institute collaborate on the 1 MW system.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2015 -
ConEd turns to batteries over diesel for portable power support
Consolidated Edison paired with lithium-ion battery developer Electrovaya for an 800 KWh storage system in place of portable diesel generation.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2015 -
Report: Annual revenues from utility-scale storage to hit $8B by 2024
Revenues from utility-scale storage weren't even $500 million last year, but analysis by Frost & Sullivan shows that's about to change in a major way.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2015 -
Deep Dive
The top 10 trends transforming the electric power sector
From the decline of coal power to the rise of energy storage, big changes are quickly taking hold in the industry.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 17, 2015 -
Ohio solar-storage project will be nation's largest, developer claims
S&C Electric will develop a 7-MW storage project to help an Ohio town manage peak energy use.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 17, 2015 -
EPRI, SunEdison partner to test storage in net-zero home project
SunEdison will supply battery systems for the 9 homes located in Fontata, California.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 17, 2015 -
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Tesla battery storage tapped for Texas' first community solar project
Austin Energy's community solar project is expected to come online next year, and will utilize a 1.5 MW storage system to help integrate the power.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2015 -
Deep Dive
CPUC pushed to study solar-storage further after filing pegs value at $0.25/kWh
California is at risk of improperly valuing storage unless it opens a separate regulatory track on its value, an industry group says.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 15, 2015 -
SoCalEdison & SolarCity partner to study aggregated distributed resources
The pilot project will study 50 homes equipped with solar, storage, controllable thermostats, and smart inverters.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 14, 2015 -
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Open standards for utility storage tech could be published by end of year
Several large utilities have aligned themselves with an industry group known as MESA, or Modular Energy Storage Architecture, and the group hopes common standards will bring down prices and installation times.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 14, 2015 -
ARES
Deep DiveBeyond batteries: The diverse technologies vying for the bulk storage market
Batteries are hot, but utilities looking to store a lot of power may find cheaper options elsewhere.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 14, 2015 -
Taking aim at Tesla, CA storage firm SimpliPhi launches new battery
Options for home energy storage have been growing since Tesla announced its PowerWall product earlier this year.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2015 -
Brooklyn microgrid could supply residents with up to 10 MW
New York's hippest borough is at the forefront of microgrid development.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2015
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