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Global redox flow battery market set to reach $370M by 2025: QY Research
Wholesale markets and others look for battery storage technologies other than lithium-ion, spurring growth by more than 260% over the next six years.
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SponsoredLong-duration energy storage: The future of grid stability
Long duration energy storage with up to 13-hr discharge helps renewable variability and grid challenges.
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North Carolina clean energy plan could reduce power sector emissions up to 70% by 2030
The state's plan also aims for a carbon-free power sector by 2050 and includes seven "priority recommendations."
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Bankruptcy judge maintains PG&E exclusivity and allows Tubbs fire victims to sue
Allowing Pacific Gas & Electric's creditors to put forth competing plans ahead of the utility's reorganization plan would not help wildfire victims, the judge ruled.
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Wisconsin governor orders 100% carbon free by 2050, despite lack of legislative support
Gov. Tony Evers, D, signed an executive order on Friday after being unable to pass more aggressive energy policy through the state's budget.
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New CPUC efficiency goals are equivalent to reducing 658,000 cars-worth of GHGs
California's revised targets reflect declining potential in energy efficiency savings from utility rebate programs, due to lighting improvement savings.
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ERCOT calls 2nd energy emergency this week, 3rd in 5 years
Warm temperatures all week meant Texas generators ran overtime to meet cooling demand, ultimately creating more unplanned outages.
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OpinionX's and O's: How utilities can leverage data channels to improve employees and drive new business
One way to stay a step ahead of the disruptive forces that are shaping the energy business is to become a disruptor yourself, writes SAP's James Eardley.
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New Mexico senator moves to impeach utility commissioners as tensions rise over San Juan closure
A legislator frustrated with what he says is politically motivated opposition to the state's comprehensive clean energy law is heightening pressure on regulators.
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Top Arizona regulator spurs retail choice progress, pushes for rule drafting
The Arizona Corporation Commission had closed its retail electric competition docket in 2013, following the opposition of Arizona Public Service.
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Gravity over lithium-ion: SoftBank invests $110M in Swiss storage company Energy Vault
The deal marks one of the first major investments for gravity storage, marking another positive sign for the storage industry overall, say analysts.
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California OKs $100M SDG&E commercial EV charging plan, testing electric buses as grid assets
The school bus pilot program will test the ability to use electric vehicles as a distributed energy resource to improve the utility's load factor and reduce local air pollution.
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NRC hints at upcoming early site determination for TVA advanced nuclear project
The Tennessee Valley Authority has not determined whether it will move ahead with the project but wants the option to locate small modular reactors at the Clinch River Site.
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PG&E fights for control of its future, access to new wildfire fund
Pacific Gas & Electric told a bankruptcy court this week it is "uniquely positioned" to develop its own reorganization plan, which it pledged to file by Sept. 9.
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Wind blows past Trump's digs as average PPA prices fall below $0.02/kWh
President Donald Trump blasted wind power during a visit to a petrochemical facility in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, but the resource saw robust U.S. growth in 2018, adding nearly 7.6 GW of capacity.
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Deep DiveEveryone loves a guaranteed discount: New financing approach drives community solar growth
Innovations are transforming community solar nationwide, but the technology is also booming in Florida where, despite utilities not using discounts to spur development, FPL is planning the world's largest community solar project.
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Simultaneous hack of EV chargers could cause Manhattan blackout, NYU researchers find
High-wattage public charging stations could be used by hackers to destabilize the electric grid and potentially cause blackouts, according to analysis from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.
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EPA details renewables, efficiency health benefits as DOE slows energy savings progress
The agency says the report's purpose is to give state and local officials a clearer roadmap when developing policies around renewables and energy savings.
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ERCOT reserves drop below 2,300 MW, forcing Texas grid to call for energy emergency
Demand sent prices soaring and forced the grid operator to issue the emergency alert for the first time in more than five years.
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Deep DiveRenewables' variability sends wary utilities from traditional DR to DER and load flexibility
New technologies can expand utilities' options, allowing control of load with customer-sited resources to balance variable generation, but utilities say they need incentives.
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US needs to invest $2.2 billion to meet EV charging demand through 2025: ICCT
Studies show such spending will be critical as the lack of charging opportunities remains a top barrier for U.S. EV adoption.
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Xcel to expand Minnesota renewables program, add 230 MW new solar, wind
The Minnesota PUC approved the utility's plan to expand its fully subscribed Renewable Connect program from pilot-scale to a full-time offering, but limited contract lengths to 10 years.
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Seattle City Council passes resolution advancing Green New Deal
Council members' decision, which lays out various climate-friendly development strategies, was met with a standing ovation from spectators.
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First Energy Solutions accelerates closure of Pennsylvania's largest coal plant
The company says Bruce Mansfield Unit 3 is no longer economical and will be shut down in early November.
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Deep DiveHollywood's next star could be virtual power plants as LADWP closes out natural gas
Power plant-scale VPPs are not in operation but pilots and proposals are about to get big tests.
