Chick-fil-A cuts costs, boosts grid reliability with solar-powered microgrid
The project completes the trio of Chick-fil-As piloting the solar-powered microgrids.
Texas storage project secures $183 million in financing and tax equity
The 200 MWh Fort Duncan energy storage project currently under construction is expected to be operational by summer 2025 in ERCOT territory.
The story on storage
If all of the RFPs, applications and other utility proposals that were active at the end of 2024 are filled, utilities will add over 18.5 GW of energy storage capacity.
Battery state of health impacts revenue, safety and operations
A new report from SaaS provider 3E lays out strategies to manage battery degradation.
Clearway Energy begins construction on $605 million energy storage portfolio in Utah
Each project will use 4-hour Tesla Megapack lithium ion batteries located adjacent to four operating solar power plants.
Maryland’s energy storage efforts pay off in rural towns’ power crisis
Weeks after its installation, the battery energy storage system restored power to a rural part of Maryland prone to power outages.
Art brings energy storage to life
An art installation’s bold and colorful floral patterns on a West Texas energy storage facility are a “nod to biological carbon sequestration and the importance of nature preservation.”
RFP: TVA seeks proposals for 100 MW battery storage system
TVA is accepting proposals from qualified integrators and providers to design, engineer, build, operate, and maintain a battery energy storage system in Roane County, Tennessee.
Supply deal and finance for another 2.2 GWh of US batteries
Canadian Solar will supply its SolBank 3.0 battery systems to Aypa Power’s projects in California and Texas and finance has been secured to complete construction of a further 220 MW/440 MWh battery energy storage system in the Lone Star State.
Tesla lands tax abatement for Texas Megapack factory
County officials have approved a tax abatement for Tesla to build a manufacturing facility for its utility-scale battery energy storage product, Megapack, in the Lone Star State. The final approval is conditional on an agreement with city authorities.
