Energy Storage
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The fallout from PJM’s record-setting capacity auction
Utilities, power plant owners, state lawmakers and regulators are responding to PJM's latest capacity auction, with an eye on the ones ahead.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2024 -
US energy storage installations rise 62% in Q2, to 2.9 GW: ACP
Storage deployments saw the second-best quarter on record, with overall clean energy installations on pace for a record year, according to the American Clean Power Association’s Q2 2024 market report.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 6, 2024 -
Uprates, batteries and DR may offer near-term responses to record PJM capacity prices
With tight supply-demand conditions, upcoming capacity auctions could be volatile, according to ESAI Power’s Scott Niemann. “It just adds a lot more uncertainty to the auction outcomes," he said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2024 -
PJM considers fast-track review for shovel-ready generating projects
The grid operator expects generators will step in with new supplies in response to high prices in its recent capacity auction.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 5, 2024 -
White House announces $7.3B clean energy financing for Dairyland Power, 15 other co-ops
The federal funding will support 10 GW in clean energy projects lowering electricity costs for cooperative utilities in 23 states, the White House said.
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 5, 2024 -
Reregulation? How utilities and states are responding to PJM’s record capacity prices
“Houston, we have a problem,” American Municipal Power’s Steve Lieberman said. “If we don’t see new capacity in the [2027/28] auction, we’re really running out of time.”
By Ethan Howland • Sept. 4, 2024 -
Lithium battery oversupply, low prices seen through 2028 despite energy storage boom: CEA
Despite falling raw material costs and U.S. policy support, North American battery suppliers are delaying or canceling planned capacity investments, market intelligence firm Clean Energy Associates said in two new reports.
By Brian Martucci • Sept. 3, 2024 -
Chemours opens EV battery innovation center in Delaware
The research and development facility will focus on developing and improving lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.
By Sara Samora • Sept. 3, 2024 -
US clean energy jobs grew 4.2% in 2023: DOE
The U.S. added clean energy jobs at more than twice the rate of the broader economy, according to the Department of Energy.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2024 -
California targets up to 2 GW of long-duration storage as part of 10.6 GW clean energy procurement
The procurement also includes up to 1 GW of geothermal energy that can be commissioned between 2031 and 2037 and 7.6 GW of floating offshore wind that can be commissioned between 2035 and 2037.
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 27, 2024 -
Avangrid, Schneider Electric among first cohort chosen for cleantech initiative
The program will address barriers building owners face when implementing new decarbonization technologies, such as performance uncertainty and integration challenges.
By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 27, 2024 -
Natron Energy to build $1.4B sodium-ion battery plant in North Carolina
The plant is expected to produce 14 GW of sodium-ion batteries at full capacity, increasing Natron’s production by more than 40 times its current capacity.
By Sara Samora • Aug. 27, 2024 -
CAISO interconnection reform plan draws support from SoCal Ed, PG&E, PUC
However, renewable energy developers and trade groups urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject provisions they say would favor utility-backed projects.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 23, 2024 -
Deep Dive
California pioneers new ways to ease interconnection of large DERs
Limited generation profiles in California will schedule limits to DERs during system constraints. New York, Illinois, Colorado and others are testing more flexible approaches.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 21, 2024 -
Alliant Energy utility wants to demonstrate nation’s first CO2-based long-duration ‘energy dome’
The unique energy storage technology could approach a round-trip efficiency of up to 75%, an Alliant official said.
By Emma Penrod • Aug. 20, 2024 -
Adding 8.5 GW of energy storage could save Illinois ratepayers $3B: study
However, the state may need up to 15 GW of storage to maintain grid reliability, according to the report backed by clean energy groups.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 16, 2024 -
Sponsored by Black & Veatch
The high stakes of extra high voltage: engineering effective EHV transmission lines
To realize visions of integrated renewable energy systems delivering reliable, efficient power over long distances, we need transmission lines with high-voltage capacity.
By Wil Michalski, Overhead Transmission Solution Lead, Black & Veatch • Aug. 14, 2024 -
Further innovation required to achieve $0.05/kWh target for long-duration storage: DOE
The Department of Energy released its cost analysis for 11 technologies one day before announcing several funding and innovation opportunities for long-duration storage developers.
By Larry Pearl • Aug. 13, 2024 -
Ørsted, Mission Clean Energy to build 1 GW of grid storage in MISO territory
Each of the four projects being installed in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s Central and Northern regions will have 800 MWh to 1,200 MWh of capacity.
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 13, 2024 -
Sunrun storage attachment rate jumps to 54% as CEO cheers rising VPP potential
The company also announced a partnership with Tesla Electric to support the Texas grid during peak demand periods.
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 8, 2024 -
LS Power unit to pay $2.7M to settle alleged CAISO market violations
A REV Renewables battery storage system made improper bids in California’s wholesale power market, according to FERC enforcement office staff.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 7, 2024 -
California program leverages storage to drive significant GHG reductions: Verdant Associates
Residential energy storage systems enrolled in California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 16 kg/kWh in 2022, Verdant found.
By Brian Martucci • Aug. 6, 2024 -
Illinois can replace fossil plants with storage, capacity from queues: NRDC
A study published Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council was developed in response to a PJM report saying that Illinois needs $700 million in transmission to replace 11.6 GW of fossil-fueled capacity.
By Ethan Howland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
Excelsior Energy Capital to install 2.2 GWh of Fluence Energy batteries
Beginning in 2025, Fluence will supply Excelsior Energy Capital with U.S.-made Gridstack Pro batteries expected to qualify for the IRA’s 10% domestic content bonus.
By Brian Martucci • July 31, 2024 -
New York incorporates lithium-ion battery safety into draft fire code update
The proposed changes incorporate recommendations from a state working group convened by Gov. Kathy Hochul, D, last year after a spate of grid-scale battery fires.
By Brian Martucci • July 30, 2024