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Could #California ’s summer rolling blackouts happen in the #Northwest?

Could California’s summer rolling blackouts happen in the Northwest? For two days in August, as an intense heat wave smothered Western states and drove electricity use to record levels, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which manages the state’s high-voltage electricity transmission grid, imposed rolling electricity outages that cut power to 813,000 customers. The reason, … Continue reading Could #California ’s summer rolling blackouts happen in the #Northwest? →

Ambri’s liquid metal battery to be used at desert data centre in Nevada

Ambri’s liquid metal battery to be used at desert data centre in Nevada ‘Liquid metal’ battery technology developed as a potential low-cost competitor for lithium-ion looks set to be used at a data centre under development near Reno, Nevada. An agreement has been made to deploy energy storage systems using the novel chemistry batteries between … Continue reading Ambri’s liquid metal battery to be used at desert data centre in Nevada →

The #CPUC Needs to Address Emergency Reliability for Summer 2021, but It May Not Have Time

The CPUC Needs to Address Emergency Reliability for Summer 2021, but It May Not Have Time Can a new rulemaking initiated in November 2020 address summer 2021 shortages? The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) seems to think so. We at DWT are not so sure. At its November 19, 2020, Business Meeting, the CPUC signed … Continue reading The #CPUC Needs to Address Emergency Reliability for Summer 2021, but It May Not Have Time →

CAISO approves hybrid storage policies as #California preps to add 1.5 GW by 2022

CAISO approves hybrid storage policies as California preps to add 1.5 GW by 2022 CAISO expects that storage paired with wind and solar will be a key component of the strategy to replace retiring natural gas and coal-fired generation across the West. For instance, the grid operator anticipates that the retirement of a fleet of … Continue reading CAISO approves hybrid storage policies as #California preps to add 1.5 GW by 2022 →

#Salt_River_Project board votes to increase its share of #Palo_Verde nuclear plant with $70M purchase

Salt River Project board votes to increase its share of Palo Verde nuclear plant with $70M purchase Salt River Project will pay about $70 million to increase its stake in the Palo Verde Generating Station nuclear plant west of Phoenix, the utility said Monday. The plant is owned by seven utilities from Texas to California, … Continue reading #Salt_River_Project board votes to increase its share of #Palo_Verde nuclear plant with $70M purchase →

#Southern_California_Edison Signs Contracts for 590 MW of Battery Energy Storage

Southern California Edison Signs Contracts for 590 MW of Battery Energy Storage Southern California Edison has signed long-term contracts for four projects totaling 590 megawatts of battery energy storage resources. These contracts increase SCE’s total amount of installed and procured battery storage capacity to approximately 2,050 MWs. SCE hopes this will help further enhance the … Continue reading #Southern_California_Edison Signs Contracts for 590 MW of Battery Energy Storage →

#Broad_Reach_Power Acquires 25-Megawatt/100-Megawatt-Hour Battery Storage Project in #California

Broad Reach Power Acquires 25-Megawatt/100-Megawatt-Hour Battery Storage Project in California HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Broad Reach Power (“Broad Reach”), an independent power producer (IPP) based in Houston which owns a five gigawatt portfolio of utility scale solar and energy storage power projects in Montana, California, Wyoming, Utah and Texas, announced today that it has acquired the 25-megawatt … Continue reading #Broad_Reach_Power Acquires 25-Megawatt/100-Megawatt-Hour Battery Storage Project in #California →

#PNM to leave #Four_Corners Power Plant years early, paving way to millions in savings and aid for #Navajo Nation

PNM to leave Four Corners Power Plant years early, paving way to millions in savings and aid for Navajo Nation Under a new agreement between PNM and the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), PNM will exit the New Mexico Four Corners Power Plant seven years early, but as a result, provide around $100 million in … Continue reading #PNM to leave #Four_Corners Power Plant years early, paving way to millions in savings and aid for #Navajo Nation →

#Eos Energy Storage Announces Additional Contract with #Carson_Hybrid Energy Storage

Eos Energy Storage Announces Additional Contract with Carson Hybrid Energy Storage EDISON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Eos Energy Storage LLC (“Eos”), a leading manufacturer of safe, low-cost and long-duration zinc battery storage systems, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply Carson Hybrid Energy Storage, LLC (“CHES”) with six units of Eos Aurora® 500 … Continue reading #Eos Energy Storage Announces Additional Contract with #Carson_Hybrid Energy Storage →

#California community group contracts for 260MWh of batteries to help keep lights on in dark times

California community group contracts for 260MWh of batteries to help keep lights on in dark times A community choice energy provider run by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in California has signed contracts for battery storage with EDF Renewables and NextEra Energy totalling 260MWh, to be deployed in combination with solar PV. San Francisco … Continue reading #California community group contracts for 260MWh of batteries to help keep lights on in dark times →