Sunrise brief: Cases are being made today on solar import tariffs
Also on the rise: Alliant Energy outlines its solar plans for Iowa, ENGIE NA scraps a solar+storage project, and distributed solar company Navisun has a new owner.
Supply chain and trade woes blamed as Engie NA cancels a solar + storage project
The company blamed interconnection costs along with global supply chain and production issues, and tariff and trade disputes.
When oversized is really the right size
Researchers concluded that wind and solar generation resources that were sized at 1.5x along with three hours of energy storage would meet all but 200 hours of demand scattered throughout any given year.
Sunrise brief: Regulators axe grid access charge for solar
Also on the rise: Utilities tap batteries for a growing list of grid services, and Amazon backs a transformer-based EV fast charger startup.
Utilities lean on batteries to deliver a growing list of grid services
Most utility-scale battery storage applications handle several roles depending on revenue opportunities or system support requirements.
Sunrise brief: Costs and savings of a home energy storage system
Also on the rise: The White House announces a pared-down framework for its Build Back Better agenda, Tesla orders 45 GWh of EV batteries, and New Jersey makes its community solar program permanent.
Should I include a battery with my home solar project? Part 2: Costs and savings
An increasing share of residential solar arrays now attach energy storage batteries. In part one of the two part series, pv magazine reviewed the backup power feature of batteries. In this part, costs, benefits and timing are evaluated.
DOE awards top $200 million for advanced battery research
The Energy Department said that advanced, lithium-based batteries “play an integral role” in electric vehicles, stationary grid storage, and defense applications that will be critical to a clean energy future.
White House announces framework for its Build Back Better agenda
The framework includes a 10-year expanded tax credit for utility-scale and residential clean energy, transmission and storage, clean passenger and commercial vehicles, and clean energy manufacturing.
This utility is paying its solar customers to adopt energy storage
The incentive program requires that the batteries be charged by the on-site solar power system in order to fully qualify.
