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Value of storage goes up with share of renewable s but costs declines still vital, new study finds

Value of storage goes up with share of renewables but costs declines still vital, new study finds The value of energy storage increases with growing shares of renewable energy on the grid, but the availability and cost of storage will determine how successful decarbonisation with renewables can be. That’s one of the key takeaways of … Continue reading Value of storage goes up with share of renewable s but costs declines still vital, new study finds

EIA Report: Large-Scale Battery Storage in US Hits 10-Year High

EIA Report: Large-Scale Battery Storage in US Hits 10-Year High The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a new report that examines national large-scale battery storage trends over the past decade. Capacity went from seven systems with 59 megawatts in 2010 to 125 systems totaling 869 MW at the end of 2018. “Battery Storage in … Continue reading EIA Report: Large-Scale Battery Storage in US Hits 10-Year High

#California ISO connects largest battery storage system in US to its grid

California ISO connects largest battery storage system in US to its grid The California Independent System Operator (ISO) added the largest battery storage connection in the nation to its power grid last month. The LS Power Group’s Gateway Energy Storage Project came online in San Diego County on June 9, adding 62.5 megawatts (MW) of … Continue reading #California ISO connects largest battery storage system in US to its grid

Solar farms continue proliferating in region in spite of economic slowdown

Solar farms continue proliferating in region in spite of economic slowdown The solar farms keep coming, undeterred by a pandemic economy. A crush of solar projects that began inundating planning boards in the Hudson Valley and Catskills a few years ago has not abated with the business slowdown, and more are coming to fruition. Among … Continue reading Solar farms continue proliferating in region in spite of economic slowdown

Solar Will Kick Most Of Texas’s Remaining Coal Fleet Offline

Solar Will Kick Most Of Texas’s Remaining Coal Fleet Offline In Texas, solar will soon push most of the remaining coal fleet offline, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). IEEFA’s recent report, Solar Surge Set to Drive Much of Remaining Texas Coal-Fire Fleet Offline, shared that this is largely due … Continue reading Solar Will Kick Most Of Texas’s Remaining Coal Fleet Offline

#SoCalGas Now Powering Two #Los_Angeles Facilities with #Bloom_Energy AlwaysON Microgrids

SoCalGas Now Powering Two Los Angeles Facilities with Bloom Energy AlwaysON Microgrids LOS ANGELES and SAN JOSE, Calif., July 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced it has begun powering two of its largest Los Angeles-area facilities with Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) solid oxide fuel cells. The switch to fuel cells … Continue reading #SoCalGas Now Powering Two #Los_Angeles Facilities with #Bloom_Energy AlwaysON Microgrids

FERC finalizes #PURPA overhaul in move Glick says “discourages” small solar development

FERC finalizes PURPA overhaul in move Glick says “discourages” small solar development FERC’s move Thursday is a win for utilities that in some states will have to pay QFs less for the avoided cost of power than they did under the previous rules. Utilities have long decried PURPA as a mechanism that unfairly benefits solar … Continue reading FERC finalizes #PURPA overhaul in move Glick says “discourages” small solar development

FERC affirms Exelon can recover LNG facility’s costs from ratepayers

FERC affirms Exelon can recover LNG facility’s costs from ratepayers New York — Exelon’s Mystic River 8 and 9 natural gas-fired units will be authorized to recover nearly all of the Everett Marine LNG Terminal’s fixed operating costs under a series of orders issued July 17 by a split Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. At issue … Continue reading FERC affirms Exelon can recover LNG facility’s costs from ratepayers

Reactive Power Rate Certainty Delayed; FERC Establishes Paper Hearing Procedures

Reactive Power Rate Certainty Delayed; FERC Establishes Paper Hearing Procedures Those looking to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for certainty regarding compensation for owners of generation and non-generation resources for the capability to provide reactive power will have to wait a while longer. On July 16, 2020, in response to a petition filed by … Continue reading Reactive Power Rate Certainty Delayed; FERC Establishes Paper Hearing Procedures