Energy Storage
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Deep Dive2020 Utility Dive Outlooks: What's in store for coal, gas, renewables, DER and beyond
2020 promises to be another busy year across the U.S. power sector as the energy transition gathers more steam.
By Larry Pearl • Jan. 23, 2020 -
8minute forms equity partnership with Capital Dynamics for largest US solar+storage project
The facility will deliver 400 MW of solar and 1,200 MWh of energy storage to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power at a fixed solar cost under $0.02 per kilowatt-hour.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 23, 2020 -
Mercom: VC funds are increasingly investing in energy storage
Meanwhile, venture capital spending on energy efficiency dipped from $1.5 billion in 2018 to $298 million last year, though the 2018 results were skewed by a single mega deal and funding has been on an overall downward trend.
By Matthew Bandyk • Jan. 21, 2020 -
Proposed 2.2 GW storage project plans to use Navajo coal station power-lines
If the project receives regulatory approval, it will deliver power to Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix in 10-hour durations.
By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 21, 2020 -
Deep Dive2020 Outlook: Renewables, resilience and reliability needs will drive storage
The storage industry will face its fair share of challenges, including increasing safety regulations, regulatory barriers and market uncertainty, experts say.
By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 21, 2020 -
SponsoredThe new yardstick: How to optimize operations and economics in a high-renewables grid
In a three-part series, learn how Austin Energy and Doosan GridTech are maximizing the value of integrated storage and DERs through the DOE-funded Austin SHINES program.
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Deep Dive
2020 Outlook: 10 trends driving the US power sector
From utilities to states to grid operators, the energy transformation is accelerating, but significant challenges remain.
By Larry Pearl • Jan. 13, 2020 -
DOE unveils plan to make US global storage leader by 2030
To build a domestic storage supply chain and ensure the department's broad goals are met, experts say the government-led initiative will need to provide regulatory certainty.
By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 10, 2020 -
Maryland regulators urged to consider climate, grid benefits of energy storage
A group of stakeholders has outlined the next steps to monetize an energy storage pilot program in Maryland.
By Matthew Bandyk • Jan. 08, 2020 -
California has big clean energy ambitions, and is looking for better energy storage to realize them
The California Energy Commission has launched a solicitation for non-lithium ion storage technologies like flow batteries, flywheels, compressed air systems and electrolytic hydrogen.
By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 06, 2020 -
Deep DiveMaking the case for billion-dollar investments in grid modernization by answering 3 key questions
Boston Consulting Group’s framework prioritizes the business case for grid mod investments to win stakeholder and regulator backing for billion-dollar spending.
By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 06, 2020 -
Deep DiveTax credit, net metering declines strike distributed solar, but falling costs, storage offer new hope
With tax credits and net metering threatened, previous withdrawals of financial support mechanisms show what the distributed solar industry may soon face.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 19, 2019 -
First US long-duration liquid air storage project planned in Vermont
The technology faces the challenge of competing with lithium-ion batteries and establishing itself in the storage market.
By Kavya Balaraman • Dec. 18, 2019 -
House foregoes new tax credits for storage, offshore wind as it approves $1.4T spending bill
The Senate passed the spending bills on Thursday, which included a one-year tax credit extension for onshore wind, and incentives for geothermal, biodiesel and Native American-owned coal plants.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • UPDATED: Dec. 20, 2019 at 8:21 a.m. -
California moves to boost storage to combat safety-driven power shutoffs
A proposed decision by the Public Utilities Commission would expand the state's Self-Generation Incentive Program to benefit customers in high fire-threat areas.
By Kavya Balaraman • UPDATED: Jan. 16, 2020 at 1:58 p.m. -
Nevada regulators approve NV Energy plan for 1,190 MW solar, 590 MW storage
The utility received approval for three projects, including what it says will be one of the largest solar+storage facilities in the world.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Project of the Year: Soleil Lofts solar+storage development
The virtual power plant outside of Salt Lake City underscores the role of utility involvement in emerging grid products.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Executive of the Year: Mary Powell, Green Mountain Power
Powell is leaving her post at the end of the year, but created a new playbook for the investor-owned utility to continue to prioritize customer choice.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
Disruptor of the Year: Sunrun
The solar and storage developer has been pioneering new business models to increase aggregation of distributed resources.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Dec. 09, 2019 -
Dive Awards
The Utility Dive Awards for 2019
The annual awards highlight the biggest trends in innovation in the electric utility sector: from penciling out electrification efforts to pioneering new revenue streams for distributed resources.
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Stalled storage revenue streams call for greater investment: CAISO
The California ISO partnered with European grid operators and found storage is more economic when performing multiple applications at once, such as providing ancillary services and selling power.
By Matthew Bandyk • Dec. 05, 2019 -
US storage market value to surge 737% by 2024, driven mostly by utility projects: Woodmac
While blackouts drive home storage sales, large-scale projects are expected to increasingly dominate U.S. energy storage, Wood Mackenzie reported in its latest Energy Storage Monitor.
By Matthew Bandyk • Dec. 04, 2019 -
Battery prices fall nearly 50% in 3 years, spurring more electrification: BNEF
Bloomberg New Energy Finance projects that battery prices will soon hit levels that were unthinkable a decade ago.
By Matthew Bandyk • Dec. 03, 2019 -
Nevada PUC floats proposal for 1,000 MW storage target by 2030
The proposal comes more than two years after the state legislature passed a bill requiring the commission to look into adopting storage targets.
By Kavya Balaraman • Dec. 03, 2019 -
Despite changes, commissioners see traditional utility system dominating over next decade: NARUC
U.S. utility commissioners agree that traditional fossil fuel generation will be an important aspect of grid reliability over the next decade, according to a NARUC survey.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Nov. 26, 2019
