Eos Energy and Invinity to supply batteries to tribal association’s 60 MWh solar and storage facility
The solar-plus-storage microgrid is the first project to receive funding from the California Energy Commission’s $140 million Long-Duration Energy Storage Program.
California requires utilities to develop and post hourly retail electric rates
Hourly pricing is intended to shift some load to periods of high renewables generation, when wholesale power prices are lower. Some customers are expected to opt in to hourly rates with the support of automated demand-shifting technology.
California launches incentive program for cities to adopt SolarAPP+
CalAPP provides grants to counties and cities that adopt DOE’s SolarAPP+ to cover time and other resources spent on adoption.
Transit agency to install a solar+storage system for EV bus charging
The Los Angeles transit agency will deploy 1.5 MW of rooftop and bus solar canopy paired with a 4.5 MWh energy storage system.
California looks to speed up energy storage deployment
The state’s Energy Commission wants to grant licenses in less than 45 days for battery energy storage systems 20 MW or larger in size.
Solar PV window coating firm wins $3 million grant to scale operations
NEXT Energy Technologies won the grant from the California Energy Commission for its PV window coating.
EPRI launches decision tool for distributed energy resources
The tool provides a free, publicly accessible, open-source platform for calculating, understanding, and optimizing the value of DER.
Hydrogen test locomotive wins $4 million from California Energy Commission
The project by Sierra Northern Railway will integrate hydrogen fuel cell, storage, battery, and systems control technologies.
Sunrise brief: Wärtsilä wins order for utility-scale energy storage to support Texas electric grid
Also on the rise: Hawaiian Electric says that developers and suppliers share the blame for its interconnection delays, Redflow will supply a 2 MWh energy storage system for a California microgrid, and FPL files for new base rates and solar project cost recovery.
Biden’s DOI revokes Trump-era attack on Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
The Interior Department reversed a Trump administration stance, and said the DRECP is a landscape-level plan that streamlines renewable energy development while conserving desert ecosystems and providing outdoor recreation opportunities.
