Energy Storage
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OpinionA brighter future: Why energy storage belongs in the investment tax credit
A proposed bill to include energy storage in the federal investment tax credit is imperative to the future of U.S. clean energy, writes Kelly Speakes-Backman and Heather Reams.
By Heather Reams and Kelly Speakes-Backman • April 16, 2019 -
Green Mountain Power aims for 100% renewables by 2030 with up to 100 MW storage
Vermont's largest utility is 90% carbon free, but reaching 100% renewables will require the utility to increase its deployment of distributed resources and storage.
By Catherine Morehouse • April 16, 2019 -
EVgo adding 14 battery storage systems to spur EV fast charger deployment
The storage systems will provide relief to demand charge rate structures as well as offering load balancing and mitigating distribution grid upgrade costs, the company said.
By HJ Mai • April 12, 2019 -
Hawaiian Electric targets nearly 1.4 GWh storage, 135 MW solar equivalent in latest solicitation
If approved by Hawaii regulators, the second phase of the utility's procurement plans would compensate for the planned closure of two fossil-fuel power plants and bring the state closer to its 100% renewable energy goal.
By HJ Mai • April 11, 2019 -
Eversource advances Cape Cod battery project, defers 13-mile distribution line
Provincetown, Massachusetts, residents approved a lease for Eversource to develop a 38 MWh lithium-ion battery at the town's waste transfer station. "Clean energy at the dump" is a growing trend, according to the utility.
By Robert Walton • April 08, 2019 -
House Democrats roll out energy storage tax credit while pushing broader clean energy incentives
Amid a broad policy push for climate action and decarbonization, more than 100 House Democrats are pushing near-term action to boost the deployment of renewables and battery storage.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 05, 2019 -
States can grow battery resources with 'one simple step,' report finds
Citing Massachusetts as an example, Clean Energy Group recommends states redefine energy efficiency to include peak demand reduction, which could spur energy storage via access to additional incentives.
By Robert Walton • April 05, 2019 -
OpinionWill FERC trample state and local authorities in DER rulemaking?
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may soon upset a long-standing balance among local, state and federal decision-making as it considers aggregating distributed energy resources in a way that eliminates local jurisdiction.
By Jim Matheson • April 05, 2019 -
NYPA initiative targets quicker commercialization path for storage, EV startups
A partnership between New York Power Authority and New York University's Urban Future Lab will support businesses pursuing technologies that can help the state reach its zero carbon power goal.
By Robert Walton • April 03, 2019 -
FERC asks grid operators for more detail on storage participation
Federal regulators on April 1 asked RTOs and ISOs to beef up their compliance filings for Order 841 after the energy storage sector raised concerns with their original proposals.
By Gavin Bade • April 03, 2019 -
Maryland passes energy storage pilot program to determine future regulatory framework
The bill applies only to Maryland's four investor-owned utilities: Potomac Edison; Baltimore Gas and Electric; Delmarva Power and Light; and Potomac Electric Power.
By HJ Mai • April 02, 2019 -
Solar + storage projects to drive utility-scale deployment of batteries: Navigant
As storage-plus-renewable-energy project prices drop and adoption expands, a report finds storage-plus PPA prices are already able to compete with combined cycle gas plants.
By HJ Mai • April 01, 2019 -
Hawaii regulators approve HECO's $86M grid mod plan, 6 solar + storage projects under $0.10/kWh
Hawaiian Electric said the decisions, including the "largest and lowest-cost portfolio" of renewables assembled at one time in a state, will enable "foundational" changes on the electric grids of five islands.
By Robert Walton • March 29, 2019 -
FPL unveils plans for largest solar-powered battery in the world
The 409 MW/900 MWh storage center would be four times larger than the current record-holder: Tesla's 100-MW/129MWh system in Australia.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 28, 2019 -
ISO-NE files short-term fuel security plan to relieve gas constraints
The ISO's proposed Inventoried Energy Program would provide higher payments for resources that can store fuel onsite in the winters of 2023/2024 and 2024/2025.
By Gavin Bade • March 27, 2019 -
Electricity costs from battery storage down 76% since 2012: BNEF
Renewable energy projects featuring battery storage could challenge fossil fuels in the area of dispatchable power as the cost of electricity from lithium-ion batteries has fallen by more than two-thirds since 2012.
By HJ Mai • March 26, 2019 -
Con Edison pilots new approach to increasing battery storage on its grid
The utility will leverage real estate lease payments and energy market revenues to develop more front-of-the-meter storage.
By Robert Walton • March 26, 2019 -
Deep DiveThe biggest numbers game in the power sector: Data analytics and the utility community of the future
Data analytics are helping utilities improve operations and customer engagement, but a decentralized transactive energy network is in the works and will require additional computing advances.
By Herman K. Trabish • March 25, 2019 -
Podcast
EPS Ep. 9: DOE renewables chief vows support for office amid proposed budget cuts
Assistant Secretary Dan Simmons used to work for an organization that advocated the elimination of the office he currently heads. Now he says he supports DOE's renewable energy mission.
By Gavin Bade • March 19, 2019 -
Trio of federal energy storage bills avoid tax credits
The legislation comes amid rising interest in the technology, with an increasing number of state targets, a new House bipartisan storage caucus and increased funding in the President's latest budget request.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 19, 2019 -
NYSERDA targets retail and bulk storage incentives as state aims for 3 GW by 2030
The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority's plan allocates $130 million and $150 million to the retail and bulk storage markets, respectively.
By Catherine Morehouse • March 13, 2019 -
Insurer Munich Re offers 10-year warranty on battery storage performance
The company backed the flow battery developed by ESS with a decade-long performance guarantee, a first in energy storage technologies.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • UPDATED: March 13, 2019 at 4:53 p.m. -
Trump budget again seeks deep cuts to EPA, DOE renewables research
The budget would eliminate ARPA-E and cut the DOE energy efficiency and renewables office by more than two-thirds — proposals Congress has already twice rejected.
By Gavin Bade • March 11, 2019 -
Efficiency leads 2019 energy job growth prospects
Energy efficiency employers project a 7.8% growth rate for jobs this year, more than double the increase last year, in what the latest U.S. Energy and Employment Report deemed the "toughest hiring climate."
By Robert Walton • March 07, 2019 -
OpinionDeploying more renewables now through an energy storage-centric Clean Peak Standard
Policies that encourage energy storage to be paired with solar or wind power can have an outsized impact because these grid assets can together deliver firm capacity into peak periods when customer costs are the highest.
By Ronald DiFelice • March 07, 2019
