Michigan will need 4,000 MW of energy storage by 2040: report

The report’s proposed targets should prompt faster action by regulators and electricity providers, one stakeholder said.

By Jason Plautz • March 16, 2022

American Battery Factory plans battery cell gigafactories to support U.S. storage market

The announcement comes as the Biden administration is working to boost domestic battery manufacturing in order to decrease the country’s reliance on China.

By Jason Plautz • March 11, 2022

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Virtual Power Plants

Virtual power plants and their ability to balance energy supply and demand are increasingly sought by utilities as electricity demand increases, but their lack of standardization remains a barrier.

By Utility Dive staff

2021 deals position US to be a global hydrogen leader: BloombergNEF

While records were broken for U.S. clean energy investment last year, the Energy Information Administration says more policy action will be needed for renewable sources to surpass natural gas and petroleum in the U.S. by 2050.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 4, 2022

DOE lab offers third license for its vanadium redox flow batteries as analyst questions cost

The Pacific Northwest National Lab is offering a semi-exclusive license for its vanadium redox flow batteries, but one analyst questions whether the price will ever be right.

By Jason Plautz • March 3, 2022

White House invests $35M to tackle rare earth supply vulnerabilities

The money will be used to construct a commercial-scale processing facility for heavy rare earth magnets, which are used in electric vehicles and wind turbines.

By Sarah Zimmerman • Feb. 24, 2022

After renewable energy installations dipped in 2021, industry renews call for clean energy package

Energy storage deployments climbed, but 70 industry CEOs say tax reform is needed to keep the momentum going.

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 22, 2022

How much lithium can be extracted from the Salton Sea? A new DOE project seeks to find out.

Scientists will investigate how much of the crucial battery mineral can be obtained through geothermal energy brine in California's "Lithium Valley."

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 18, 2022

DOE makes $3.1B available for battery manufacturing incentives

The funding is part of more than $7 billion for electric vehicle and energy storage batteries coming from the infrastructure bill signed into law last year.

By Jason Plautz • Updated May 3, 2022

California lowers electric sector GHG target, directs procurement of more than 40 GW of clean energy resources

Load-serving entities will need to procure 25.5 GW of new renewables and 15 GW of storage and demand response resources by 2032 under Thursday's California Public Utilities Commission decision.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 14, 2022

Fluence touts strong storage market despite supply chain constraints

A five-fold increase in storage contracts compared with 2021 has the storage giant on pace for more than $1 billion in profits, CEO Manuel Perez Dubuc told investors Thursday. 

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 11, 2022

Form Energy announces partnership with Georgia Power to test 100-hour iron-air battery

The plan for a 15 MW/1,500 MWh project marks the largest planned deployment for the much-hyped long-duration storage startup. 

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 10, 2022

PNM, AEP executives, other utility leaders meet with Biden to push clean energy tax measures

Utilities, renewable advocates and others are urging Congress to pass climate-related legislation, but the outlook is unclear.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 10, 2022

As states ramp up storage targets, policy maneuvering becomes key

A handful of states have emerged as leaders in energy storage deployment. Can their policies present a model for the country?

By Jason Plautz • Feb. 8, 2022

Green Mountain Power's bid to extend home storage programs meets tax credit snafu

A popular program giving Vermont customers incentives for home storage systems has cut peak load, but maximizing it could inadvertently reduce customer benefits, some experts warn.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 31, 2022

Breakthroughs in generation and system integration are driving the utility of the future, analysts say

The new technologies will reverse the supply-demand equation and bring competitive procurement and a transaction platform to merge the bulk power and distribution systems.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 31, 2022

Musk vows to accelerate Tesla solar and energy storage business in 2022

After the company's solar and storage business was "shortchanged" in 2021 amid production constraints, Tesla's CEO said the company is aiming for a "pretty vast" clean energy business. 

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 27, 2022

New York demonstration project to showcase potential of Zinc8's long-duration zinc-air battery

Zinc8 Energy Solutions will deploy a 100kW/1.5MWh battery system at a 32-building housing development in a project backed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 26, 2022

PG&E proposes 6.4 GWh battery storage plan in response to California's 11.5 GW procurement order

If approved by state regulators, the projects would boost the utility’s total battery storage capacity to over 3,330 MW by 2024.

By Kavya Balaraman • Jan. 25, 2022

2022 Utility Dive Outlook

Utility Dive examines priorities, expectations and trends for three key subjects — FERC, rate design and renewable energy — along with a broader roundup of some of the U.S. power sector trends to watch in the year ahead.

Jan. 24, 2022

How smart chargers coupled with utility demand response programs can improve grid reliability and stability

Today, utilities and regulators are increasingly emphasizing electric vehicles (EVs) and other distributed energy resources (DERs) in their demand response programs.

Jan. 24, 2022

2022 Outlook: FERC expected to prioritize transmission, power markets and gas infrastructure

With a new Democratic majority, observers expect Chairman Glick will move quickly on an agenda that could facilitate the energy transition.

By Ethan Howland • Jan. 19, 2022

2022 Outlook: A new recognition is coming of rate design’s critical role in the energy transition

More precise time-varying rates, technology-neutral rates for distributed energy resources, and new ways to use smart technologies could make for a cleaner, lower cost, more reliable power system, analysts said.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 19, 2022

2022 Outlook: Top US power sector trends to watch

The Biden administration entered 2022 with some key strengths and significant challenges to implementing its clean energy agenda, but states, companies and others are continuing to advance the energy transition.

By Kavya Balaraman, Ethan Howland, Robert Walton and Iulia Gheorghiu • Jan. 18, 2022

Major energy storage deployment can balance load 24/7, cut emissions: NREL study

A model of a grid with significant storage finds little concern about meeting peak demand, even with the variability of solar generation.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 13, 2022

Hydrostor secures $250 million from Goldman Sachs amid rising investor interest in long-duration storage

The investment follows a $200 million fundraising round by iron-air battery firm Form Energy and a $150 million equity commitment to long-duration storage firm FlexGen from Apollo Global Management, among other deals.

By Jason Plautz • Jan. 12, 2022