Sunnova urges California PUC to dismiss PG&E, SCE ‘sky is falling’ concerns, review microgrid proposal

“This is a real opportunity to examine what's going to be a fairly prevalent use case,” said Robert Perry, a consultant for World Business Academy, one of 16 organizations supporting a commission review of the plan.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 25, 2022

Battery capacity in the US more than tripled since the start of 2021: report

More battery projects are coming online, spurring a significant rise in storage capacity and drawing in growing levels of corporate funding.

By Stephen Singer • Oct. 21, 2022

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Energy Storage

The proliferation of energy storage in everything from utility-scale batteries to electric vehicles is a driving force in the transition to a cleaner, more distributed power system. This trendline includes the best Utility Dive reporting on this dynamic sector.

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DOE taps 20 companies to receive $2.8B for battery manufacturing, minerals processing build-out

The funding is the first phase of a total $7 billion investment by the federal government to advance domestic supply chains for electric vehicle battery production.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 20, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act will drive development of 111 GWh of energy storage: BloombergNEF

But supply chain constraints "cloud deployment expectations until 2024,” the firm cautioned.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 18, 2022

New Jersey BPU storage incentive proposal targets 1 GW of 4-hour batteries by 2030

New Jersey is targeting 2 GW of installed storage by 2030 but currently has less than 500 MW.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2022

CAISO calls for near-term power procurement, even with possible Diablo Canyon extension

The California Public Utilities Commission is considering requiring utilities and others to line up near-term power supplies to make up for project delays in earlier procurements.

By Ethan Howland • Oct. 11, 2022

GM takes on Tesla, others; launches unit focused on energy storage, solar and vehicle-to-grid charging

General Motors hopes the new services will spur EV adoption while improving grid resiliency, it said as part of a broader business announcement Tuesday.

By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 11, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act will turbocharge energy storage

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will serve as a key driver for energy storage deployment in the U.S. and foster the nation’s transition to a clean energy economy.

By Andy Tang, Vice President, Energy Storage & Optimization, Wärtsilä • Oct. 10, 2022

97% of smart meters fail to provide promised customer benefits. Can $3B in new funding change that?

Interoperability standards can deliver “non-discriminatory access” to real-time data from new smart meters to fulfill promises of customer savings and other system benefits, energy managers say.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 5, 2022

NextEra, PGE open US’ first wind-solar-battery project as Inflation Reduction Act ups storage options

“This is exactly the kind of development that we hoped would go forward under the Inflation Reduction Act,” said Gregory Wetstone, president and CEO at the American Council on Renewable Energy.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 5, 2022

7 misperceptions about the viability of utility-scale battery storage

Large-scale battery storage is expected to contribute 10,000 megawatts (MW) to the U.S. power grid by 2023.

Oct. 3, 2022

How will residential solar + storage fare in a blackout? Berkeley Lab looks to historical data for insight.

In 70% of outage events, most homes with a 30-kWh storage system would have been able to maintain critical loads, researchers said.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 28, 2022

Federal dollars for storage diversification must come with permit reforms, Manchin, others say

A timely buildout of competing storage technologies depends on accelerated permitting of interconnections, pumped storage and other projects, Democrats and Republicans agreed.

By Elizabeth McCarthy • Sept. 27, 2022

Moving beyond California’s one-sided view of reliability

We need a path to quickly scale the complete set of energy resources needed to match renewable generation with statewide load at all times, the author writes.

By Sam Maslin • Sept. 27, 2022

Long-duration storage at the cusp of a breakthrough, but market constraints persist: RE+ panelists

The Inflation Reduction Act created incentives to spur the adoption of long-duration energy storage technologies, RE+ panelists said, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to connect new concepts to the grid.

By Emma Penrod • Sept. 21, 2022

Texas drives record growth in US energy storage market in Q2, despite challenges: report

The Inflation Reduction Act has and will likely continue to reduce the supply drag on large and small storage projects across the country, a new report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association finds.

By Elizabeth McCarthy • Sept. 20, 2022

Energy storage tech going mainstream as Goldman Sachs, partner acquire majority stake in EPC Power

The capital from the acquisition will help EPC Power expand its inventory and manufacturing capacity to keep pace with an expected wave of interest in energy storage, company leaders said.

By Emma Penrod • Sept. 15, 2022

New York announces $16.6M for hydrogen and 4 other long-duration storage demonstration projects

The five projects selected by the state represent a swath of new technologies currently under development, and additional funding is available for future projects, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.

By Emma Penrod • Sept. 13, 2022

MISO opens energy, operating reserve markets to storage with over 13 GW in interconnection queue

There are only a few storage resources currently registered on the Midcontinent system operator’s grid, but thousands of megawatts are in varying stages of development.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 7, 2022

Liquid battery startup Ambri ready to embark on first utility demonstration project with Xcel Energy

Ambri’s battery is cheaper and lasts longer than lithium-ion technology, according to Adam Briggs, Ambri’s chief commercial officer.

By Emma Penrod • Sept. 6, 2022

Accelerating renewable energy buildout faces big hurdles, even with Inflation Reduction Act: developers

“It's really important that everyone understand how contingent that capacity expansion is going to be on state-level decision making,” said Tyler Norris, Cypress Creek Renewables vice president of development.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 6, 2022

California exempts energy storage from subdivision rule to accelerate deployment

The formal subdivision process can add years to energy storage project timelines for developers and landowners, according to the California Energy Storage Alliance.

By Emma Penrod • Sept. 4, 2022

MIT-led researchers develop low-cost, aluminum-based battery, with startup Avanti eyeing commercial production

The batteries would suffer far fewer supply chain constraints and eliminate the risk of fire, according to one of the paper’s authors, suggesting they could be ideal for large-scale storage applications.

By Emma Penrod • Aug. 30, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act could shift EV battery composition: BofA Global

Global markets for critical materials are likely to remain tight. “We expect virtually every commodity to be undersupplied beyond 2025,” new research from BofA Global states.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2022

PG&E, Tesla virtual power plant delivers 16.5 MW to California grid amid calls for energy conservation

In a tweet, PG&E Corp. CEO Patti Poppe said that “the world’s largest distributed battery sure did put on a show!”

By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 23, 2022