A call for better compensation for energy storage in wholesale markets
Improving compensation for energy storage can improve grid reliability and save customers money, says a clean power trade group.
U.S. energy storage installations grow 33% year-over-year
Storage deployment grew across all segments and is forecast to grow another 25% in 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Growing electricity demand creates urgent need for policy action, energy strategy
A report by American Clean Power Association calls for improved energy efficiency, an all-of-the-above strategy and rapid policy reform that will address interconnection and permitting delays.
Nearly 50 GW of new renewable capacity installed in 2024 ‘shatters records’
A report from American Clean Power Association says the U.S. saw “a remarkable 33% increase over the previous record of 37 GW set in 2023.”
Illinois lawmakers propose 15 GW energy storage target by 2035
The bills would direct the Illinois Power Agency to procure the same amount of energy storage as required in California, which uses twice as much electricity as Illinois.
Energy storage sets record Q3 growth
The U.S. energy storage market continued its strong growth in Q3. Storage installations, which totaled 3.8 GW, increased by 80% from the previous year. A total of 3,431 MW and 9,188 MWh was deployed in the grid-scale segment, the largest capacity installed in a Q3 on record.
Sunrise brief: First Solar beats revenue expectations in Q1 earnings, policy tailwinds emerge
Also on the rise: Crux extends tax credit transfer discounts and support to ACP members. Schneider Electric launches new storage systems for microgrids. And more.
Baltimore Gas and Electric installs battery storage system to manage winter peaks
The 2.5 MW/9.74 MWh Hitachi Energy facility helped the utility avoid distribution upgrade costs and also participates in the PJM Interconnection.
Increasing alternative energy standards would bring billions in investment to Pennsylvania
Three business groups crunched the numbers and found that, if a 30% by 2030 plan was enacted, more than $13.1 billion could be invested in Pennsylvania in that time period and 129,000 jobs could be created.
How the IRA is changing the U.S. solar manufacturing landscape
At the pv magazine RoundtablesUS 2023, a group of four experts answer questions including how realistic it is to reduce our dependence on Chinese imports, what the challenges are for manufacturers in setting up shop in the U.S., how we fill in anticipated gaps in the U.S. supply chain, and more.
