Another gas plant spurned as renewable energy takes over in California
The Glendale, California City Council voted 4-1 to put a gas generation plant upgrade on hold to explore renewable energy and storage options.
Solar and wind plus storage to increasingly replace gas plants
A session at BNEF’s Future of Energy Summit explored how renewables paired with energy storage are successfully competing with new gas plants.
U.S. large-scale batteries lead global energy storage deployment
And inaugural global energy storage report by GTM Research finds that while the United States remains the world’s leading market with newly installed capacity of 431 MWh, China is poised to rise to second place globally in 2019.
Residential PACE program expanded California residential solar market 12%
The R-PACE program, between 2010-2015, added 1.1 W of solar power per capita overall to larger cities in the Californian market. The Berkeley analysis suggests many of the projects wouldn’t have been built otherwise.
350 MW solar + 350 MW storage project moves forward in California
Recurrent Energy’s ‘Crimson’ project is proposed for siting on public land, and is moving forward in its environmental review.
CAISO approves clean energy, storage and system upgrades to replace peaker plant
The state’s grid operator has chosen utility PG&E’s proposed mix of substation upgrades, energy storage, renewable energy and demand response to replace a petroleum-fired plant.
Distributed solar and efficiency saves California $2.6 billion on power lines
California’s grid operator has chosen to cancel 20 transmission projects and revise 21 others, as energy efficiency and distributed generation prove their worth.
California’s 100% renewable energy initiative gains steam
A broad coalition is pushing legislation to increase California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard to 60% by 2030, with 100% CO2 free electricity by 2045.
Synergy or conflict?
EVs and solar: As the electric vehicle market begins to take off, many are hoping that this technology will be complementary to solar PV. And while the potential is there, a closer look shows that there are many unanswered questions, and there is still a lot of work to be done.
Sunnova now offering solar + energy storage in California
Sunnova’s ‘SunSafe’ solar power plus energy storage product is focused on backup power during outages, avoiding peak charges in the evening.
