Californian city introduces temporary moratorium on battery storage sites
While the San Diego County Board of Supervisors had unanimously rejected a proposed moratorium on battery energy storage systems (BESS) only a month ago, Escondido has now officially passed an interim urgency ordinance prohibiting new commercial BESS developments within the city.
California installs 10 GW of utility-scale batteries
CAISO set a new peak battery discharge record of 8.3 GW on October 9, as the state’s future EIA energy storage queue holds 177 GW of capacity, with 1.9 GW expected added through the end of the year.
Bipartisan initiative to accelerate deployment of distributed energy resources in U.S.
Pew Charitable Trusts intends to develop a roadmap to help policymakers increase DERs and microgrids that bring equitable energy resources to communities.
In case you missed it: Five big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Newsom rules that California schools and farms cannot use their own solar energy production
California’s Governor rejected a bill that would restore a level playing field for schools, farms, and multi-family homes to go solar.
Sunrise brief: California bill requires utilities to evaluate grid-enhancing technologies
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices steady amid global trade policy uncertainties. First floating solar installation in Utah. And more.
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.
