Grids & Integration

The phase one report on the grid modernization initiative in the Ocean State looks a lot like New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) process.

The Solar Foundation and 20 solar companies and organizations have joined forces with the Clinton Foundation, Operation Blessing and others to help bring power and clean water to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

The Energy Storage Association has issued a white paper calling for 35 gigawatts of installations by 2025 to upgrade an increasingly antiquated power grid to be outage proof and efficiently handle new power systems and demand products entering the marketplace.

NCCETC’s latest report on grid modernization shows that policies supporting the deployment of energy storage are on the rise throughout the United States.

Greentech Media’s Solar and Storage Symposium looked at the big picture in terms of policies and markets, in a region where complexity reigns.

The island, which has been called a ‘postcard from the future’ for its high levels of solar and energy storage, is getting ready for 28 MW more solar and 20 MW of batteries.

Current estimates suggest 80% of Puerto Rico is still without power, but thanks to Elon Musk’s efforts at least one children’s hospital has been able to turn the lights on.

Less than a month ago, Energy Secretary Rick Perry demanded the regulatory commission design a rule allowing taxpayer bailouts of nuclear and coal plants under the pretence of ensuring reliability. Associations representing a variety of energy interests are fighting back.

In this op-ed, AES Energy Storage underscores the role that battery storage can play in making grids more secure and resilient during and after disasters.

The former commissioners say the plan is contrary to years of progress in fostering competitive markets, as critics of the proposal line up.