California bill requires utilities to evaluate grid-enhancing technologies
The Golden State leads the country in pushing utilities to adopt technology that can reduce curtailment of renewables and speed projects through interconnection queues.
Sunrise brief: Solar-plus-storage dominating future U.S. power grid
Also on the rise: Hydrogen-powered data center planned for Texas. Solar module manufacturer closes $50 million tax credit transfer. And more.
California transportation terminal retrofits energy storage to its solar carports
Energy Toolbase and Stellar Solar implemented an advanced energy management system for the Mira Loma transportation campus.
Solar-plus-storage dominating future U.S. power grid
A report from Berkeley Lab reveals a significant expansion of solar-plus-storage facilities in the U.S. power plant market, highlighting an evolution from frequency to arbitrage and curtailment mitigation markets. The best is yet to come, as ongoing price decreases are still being absorbed by the market and are already being used to fill the interconnection queues with terrawatts of capacity.
U.S. solar industry on track to install 250 GW in five years
According to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2024 report, in the two years since passage of the IRA the solar industry has added 75 GW of new capacity to the grid, representing over 36% of all solar capacity built in U.S. history.
How to fix our nation’s growing electricity supply problem
One solution is to aggregate distributed energy resources with energy management systems and energy storage, into virtual power plants, which are proving their worth as key players in increasing grid capacity and balancing the grid.
San Diego refuses call to ban battery storage projects
Battery blazes at Otay Mesa and Escondido prompted calls for a temporary halt on new sites but the local authority decided instead to extend a requirement to include details of fire safety systems as part of planning applications.
Enzinc opens U.S. manufacturing center for battery anodes
The company’s proprietary technology is enabling traditional lead-acid battery makers to offer what the company says are safe, sustainable and substantially higher-powered nickel-zinc batteries.
Firebrick thermal storage for industry could receive $75 million in federal funds
Two projects that would store heat in firebricks for industrial use may receive federal funding, in part because the projects are deemed highly replicable.
Residential solar forecast to reach 47% of U.S. households by 2050
New report says power prices will drive behind-the-meter installation growth.
