SDG&E Spurs Energy Storage Innovation With Flow Battery Technology SAN DIEGO, March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, SDG&E is unveiling a new vanadium redox flow (VRF) battery storage pilot project in coordination with Sumitomo Electric (SEI), which stemmed from a partnership between Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Development Organization (NEDO) and the California Governor’s Office … Continue reading SDG&E Spurs Energy Storage Innovation With Flow Battery Technology→
CAISO: Renewable energy curtailment could hit 8,000 MW this spring This winter’s heavy rains and snowfalls have revived California’s duck curve, a graphic representation of high levels of renewable generation, particularly solar power, that offsets baseload generation and then falls off sharply in the evening, requiring the quick ramp up of conventional generation sources. A … Continue reading CAISO: Renewable energy curtailment could hit 8,000 MW this spring→
Solar power project begins serving NV Energy customers NV Energy said the 50 MW Boulder Solar II power plant, which was developed, designed and constructed by SunPower, achieved its commercial operation status and is now serving NV Energy customers in Nevada. Boulder Solar II is the 14th solar energy resource to serve customers in Nevada, … Continue reading Solar power project begins serving #NV_Energy customers→
SoCal Edison Seeks 55MW of Distributed Energy Resources to Keep Santa Barbara’s Lights On Utility Southern California Edison has been asking for batteries, demand response and other distributed energy resources to solve a host of its grid needs, from long-term capacity needs caused by the San Onofre nuclear power plant shutdown, to the immediate shortfalls … Continue reading #SoCal_Edison Seeks 55MW of Distributed Energy Resources to Keep Santa Barbara’s Lights On→
Behind-the-Meter Generation Complicating EIM Load Forecasting LAS VEGAS — Increased adoption of behind-the-meter generation is complicating short-term load forecasting across the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), especially in the Arizona Public Service area. The challenge is caused by the unpredictability of cloud cover, which can cause sharp and sudden drops in solar production. “In the … Continue reading Behind-the-Meter Generation Complicating #EIM Load Forecasting→
California’s Chief Utility Regulator Is Calling For Retail Choice — Here’s Why That Matters In an exclusive interview with GTM, Michael Picker, the head of the California Public Utility Commission, called for liberalizing the state’s retail electricity market. The mere suggestion that market competition may be a worthy alternative to traditional regulation would have been … Continue reading California’s Chief Utility Regulator Is Calling For Retail Choice — Here’s Why That Matters→
Duck Hunting at the California Independent System Operator California’s excess of solar power challenges the statewide independent system operator’s ability to balance its system without curtailing low-carbon supplies and ramping up natural gas generation. It’s called the “duck curve.” Is the region’s growing energy imbalance market the solution, or will it take a full-fledged independent … Continue reading Duck Hunting at the California Independent System Operator→
Solar Generation Hits New Record High On California ISO Grid On Feb. 24, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) reported a new all-time solar generation peak of 8,792 MW on its power grid. That instantaneous production high, reached at 1:42 p.m. PT, beat the ISO’s previous solar peak record of 8,545 MW, which was set … Continue reading Solar Generation Hits New Record High On California ISO Grid→
PG&E brings 2 MWh Tesla battery storage unit online at substation California is quickly ramping up its energy storage capacity. The state has the nation’s largest storage mandate and is also installing storage to offset a natural gas fuel shortage as a result of the Aliso Canyon methane leak. Just last month, Tesla brought an … Continue reading #PG_E brings 2 MWh #Tesla battery storage unit online at substation→
