Storage

As Michigan’s clean energy industry expands, the state is helping workers with the transition

Created as part of the clean energy and climate package signed into law in November, the Community and Worker Economic Transition Office in hopes of facilitating a just transition by retaining and creating jobs in autos, manufacturing and energy.

Batteries are surging onto the grid. How are they being used?

06.26.2024

Utilities now report that arbitrage is the primary use case for battery storage, according to EIA’s latest.

DOE is doling out $63M to commercialize these four energy technologies

06.26.2024

Funding for the technologies comes from the Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program.

Massachusetts Senate approves bill to expand reliance on renewable energy

06.26.2024

Supporters say the proposal will help lower utility bills by directing providers to offer discounted rates to consumers with low and middle incomes and give the state more flexibility to negotiate contracts with providers.

Two new battery storage projects coming online in Arizona

06.25.2024

When both facilities are operational, nearly 1,300 MW of battery and pumped hydro storage will be on Salt River Project’s system.

Southern California Edison selects GridUnity for interconnection life cycle management

06.25.2024

As one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, SCE delivers power to 15 million people in 50,000 square miles across central, coastal and Southern California.

N.C.’s ratepayer advocate: Duke Energy ‘failed’ to consider incentives that would cut costs & enable more clean energy

06.25.2024

The state’s ratepayer advocate says tapping into an Inflation Reduction Act loan program would save ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars and make more clean energy the ‘least cost’ option.

Two Midwest states see clean energy advancements

A new Minnesota permitting law and the defeat of a Michigan ballot initiative illustrates support for renewable energy….

Attending GridTECH Connect Forum? Here’s what’s happening in Newport Beach

The interconnection event GridTECH Connect Forum is assembling energy industry leaders June 24-26 in Newport Beach, California….

Louisiana’s largest industries are tired of waiting for renewable energy

State utility regulators will allow industrial companies to get solar from non-utilities….

Qcells and Summit Ridge expand community solar partnership to 2 GW

Summit Ridge has committed to purchasing an additional 800 MW of Qcells solar panels to develop community solar projects nationwide….

New York approves plan to add six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030

The roadmap is a set of recommendations to cost-effectively expand New York’s energy storage programs while bolstering grid resilience….

Recurrent Energy closes $513M financing for 1,200 MWh Arizona storage project

Construction of the 1,200 MWh Papago Storage is slated to commence in the third quarter of 2024, with commercial operations expected to begin in the second quar…

New York launches new large-scale renewable energy solicitation

Eligibility requirements for the competitive NYSERDA solicitation are due on July 15, and final proposals must be submitted by August 8. …

Texas electricity demand could nearly double in six years, grid operator predicts

The prediction by ERCOT reflects a new way of counting future demand and a spike in requests to connect to the grid from large power users. …

Massachusetts is expanding its pathbreaking vehicle fleet electrification program

The Massachusetts Fleet Advisor program, which helps small businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities transition to electric vehicles, recently received $5 mill…