DER – Storage

This topic covers energy storage related distributed energy resources.

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

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.

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.

Two Midwest states see clean energy advancements

06.24.2024

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

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

06.20.2024

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

What is holding back the energy transition? Energy producers, buyers weigh in

06.19.2024

AXIS Capital Holdings published a report, Navigating Risk in the Energy Transition, which is based on independent research and explores views within the energy sector on how key areas of risk are impacting the transition.

Feds issue final rules for IRA’s prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements

The final rules from Treasury – which were developed in partnership with the Department of Labor (DOL) – are intended to provide clarity and certainty on th…

DOE to provide $7 million for studies on geothermal potential

This work will aim to address the challenge of grid stability through studies on how geothermal power can support and stabilize the grid as it incorporates high…

California ISO approves interconnection reforms

CAISO said the changes were needed because it had become “impossible” to process and analyze in a timely and meaningful manner the hundreds of interconnection a…

EnergyHub lands grant to expand virtual power plants in California

The $1.5 million program, which began June 6th, will enroll up to 7,000 new thermostats, EVs, EV chargers, and batteries with a focus on low- and moderate-incom…

Ohio doles out additional $5.4M in energy efficiency grants

Six organizations are receiving awards for energy efficiency retrofits, LED lighting, solar power upgrades, weather sealing, and more. …

Michigan fights off NIMBY push against clean energy — This Week in Cleantech

Plus, Vermont tries to make oil and gas companies pay for their emissions impacts, and a quick fix to grid capacity issues. …

NERC: Poor models, studies to blame for renewable energy reliability issues

NERC found that 10 large-scale grid disturbances on the bulk power system since 2016 involved the “widespread and unexpected” reduction of nearly 15,000 MW of…

Energy Vault lands partnership for building-based gravity storage

Through the partnership, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill will be the exclusive architect and structural engineer for the next generation of fixed frames and deployab…

MISO’s transition DER model does not help aggregators

MISO has proposed an existing model that allows multi-nodal capability as a transition model available in 2027, sticking with its 2030 implementation date…