Energy Storage
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Xcel plans to install Form Energyās multiday storage at retired coal plant sites, eyes green hydrogen pilots
The company is well-positioned to become a renewable energy exporter but needs longer-term storage solutions, officials said during a Thursday earnings call.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 27, 2023 -
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Demand for Tesla storage products exceeds supply as Q4 deployments rise 152% to 2.5 GWh
The “stock appears fairly priced,” according to analysts at Bank of America.
By Robert Walton • Jan. 26, 2023 -
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2023 US Power Sector Outlook
2023 promises to be another busy year for the U.S. energy transition as stakeholders move to implement new clean energy measures while tackling growing security, reliability, equity and affordability challenges.
By The Utility Dive Team • Jan. 25, 2023 -
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OpinionGreen hydrogen ā The fuel of the future if we lead with data
Grid-enabled clean hydrogen can be a powerful decarbonization tool if the production involves 100% hourly-matched, locally-procured, clean generation established specifically for the clean hydrogen generator.
By Benjamin L. Gerber • Jan. 25, 2023 -
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Generators, transmission utilities, others back ISO-NE storage-as-transmission plan, with conditions
Beginning in 2010, FERC “opened the door” in orders and policy statements for consideration of electric energy storage as a transmission asset, according to ISO New England.
By Stephen Singer • Jan. 24, 2023 -
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Global energy storage investment jumped 55% in 2022 as funds shifted from private equity to public markets
Energy storage remains a relatively young industry that investors and financiers remain somewhat hesitant to support. The IRA could change that in 2023.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 24, 2023 -
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Deep Dive3 big advances coming as distributed energy resources take newer, bigger roles in 2023
Analysts foresee DER growth in 2023 at the wholesale market and retail distribution system levels as communities and local leaders demand more reliability and resilience.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 23, 2023 -
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Longroad Energy begins construction of 285 MW solar, 860 MWh storage project in Arizona
The Inflation Reduction Act will spur more solar-plus-storage project development in Arizona, CEO Paul Gaynor said.
By Stephen Singer • Jan. 19, 2023 -
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Hanwha, LG Energy Solution partner on battery production in US
The companies will collaborate to grow their battery businesses amid heightened demand for clean energy solutions.
By Megan Ruggles • Jan. 19, 2023 -
Energy storage is a cost-effective alternative to transmission to integrate renewables: study
ISO-New England says storage as a transmission-only asset could step in and provide power in the rare situation when one transmission line is overloaded and others go down in a storm, threatening an outage.
By Stephen Singer • Jan. 17, 2023 -
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California greenlights more than 800 MW of storage and solar to bolster power grid reliability
The projects are the result of solicitations conducted after the California Public Utilities Commission approved an 11.5-GW procurement package in 2021.
By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 17, 2023 -
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Hydrostor, California community choice aggregator enter nearly $1B long-duration energy storage PPA
The project will be able to deliver 500 MW of clean power for up to eight hours. It will charge using surplus renewable energy and discharge to the grid at times of higher demand, Hydrostor said.
By Stephen Singer • Jan. 17, 2023 -
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2023 Outlook: US power sector trends to watch
Federal, state and corporate actions are boosting clean energy in the U.S., but supply chain and economic challenges persist while grid reliability and security concerns are growing.
By The Utility Dive Team • Jan. 13, 2023 -
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RMI partners with General Motors, Google Nest for initiative to promote and support virtual power plants
A coalition launched Tuesday aims to spur broader adoption of the virtual power plant concept by bringing together distributed energy industry stakeholders and policymakers.
By Emma Penrod • Jan. 11, 2023 -
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Orlando Utilities Commission to collaborate with startup Malta on long-duration energy storage
A financial package could include funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law and investment tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Stephen Singer • Jan. 10, 2023 -
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Form Energy to build first US battery plant in West Virginia
The iron-air battery maker will invest $760 million to build a factory at the site of a former steel plant.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 10, 2023 -
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PG&E, Energy Vault plan largest US utility-scale battery, green hydrogen long-duration storage project
A city in California wine country that’s vulnerable to high winds and wildfires could switch to power held in a long-duration energy storage system relying on batteries and hydrogen.
By Stephen Singer • Jan. 6, 2023 -
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New Yorkās plan to expand storage capacity to 6 GW by 2030 includes centralized procurement method
New York’s storage plan includes index storage credits that are similar to the state’s renewable energy credit structure used for procurement of Tier 1 renewable resources, analysts say.
By Stephen Singer • Jan. 3, 2023 -
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Spanish energy company Acciona to acquire largest battery energy storage system in Texas from QCells
The transaction is an important milestone for Acciona Energia, the CEO says, citing it as the biggest battery energy storage system project in one of the world’s most developed BESS markets.
By Stephen Singer • Dec. 20, 2022 -
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CAISO adopts energy storage, imbalance market rules to improve grid reliability
CAISO said “storage enhancements” are the result of its efforts to refine policies for batteries to be accurately priced and fully charged and provide energy when needed.
By Stephen Singer • Dec. 20, 2022 -
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American Battery Factory to open first in planned series of gigafactories
The company said the Arizona plant will be the largest producer of lithium-iron phosphate batteries in the U.S.
By Megan Ruggles • Dec. 15, 2022 -
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Cost concerns could blunt āpromisingā utility trends on energy storage, smart meters, EVs: Deloitte
“Supply chain snags, rising costs and extreme weather are likely to continue plaguing the power sector,” the consulting firm said in a report.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 14, 2022 -
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GM, LG venture gets $2.5B federal loan to boost EV battery manufacturing
Ultium Cells will use the funding to support three facilities in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan.
By Sara Samora • Dec. 14, 2022 -
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Developers, power plant owners to boost US utility-scale battery storage capacity nearly fourfold by 2026: EIA
The Energy Information Administration expects U.S. utility-scale battery storage to grow to 30 GW by the end of 2025 from 7.8 GW today.
By Stephen Singer • Dec. 13, 2022 -
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Long-duration energy storage has attracted more than $58B in global commitments since 2019: WoodMac
Project commitments include 57 GW of LDES, which is roughly the equivalent of three times the global energy-storage capacity deployed this year.
By Stephen Singer • Dec. 12, 2022
