Baltimore Gas and Electric installs battery storage system to manage winter peaks
The 2.5 MW/9.74 MWh Hitachi Energy facility helped the utility avoid distribution upgrade costs and also participates in the PJM Interconnection.
Solar at “twice the natural capacity factor of the sun”
Eland Solar 2 and Skeleton Creek are two high-capacity factor renewable power plants moving through development.
DOE announces $366 million for energy projects in rural and remote communities
The funding will support solar, energy storage and other clean energy deployment across 20 states and 30 tribal nations.
Energy Vault begins building first-of-its-kind green hydrogen storage project
The 293 MWh green hydrogen and battery storage facility is being built in utility Pacific Gas & Electric’s service territory in Northern California.
Nearly 800 MW of solar bound for the Texas grid
Enel North America announced its 297 MW Fencepost solar project is operational, while Clearway Energy Group‘s 452 MW Texas Solar Nova complex is complete.
Longroad’s largest solar project to begin commercial operations in mid-2025
Sun Streams 4 is a 377 MW solar facility 1200MWh battery energy storage system in Arizona.
Powin leverages battery cell-level data for high-performing grid-scale storage
The energy storage provider has grown rapidly from $200 million in sales in 2021 to over $2.2 billion in 2023.
Sunrise brief: Solar workers furloughed days after unionizing
Also on the rise: Hawaiian utility to balance grid with 565 MWh battery, First Solar opens manufacturing plant in India, and more.
Hawaiian utility to balance grid with 565 MWh battery
Curtailment, or deliberate reduction in output, will be reduced in Hawaii by a large grid-scale energy storage project comprised of Tesla Megapacks.
Plus Power to construct 175 MW / 350 MWh energy storage in Maine
The Cross Town project will add 175 MW of storage to New England’s grid while helping to ensure Maine meets its 2030 and 2050 decarbonization goals.
