Georgia Power is set to boost its state’s battery energy storage sector, with the company’s plan to own and operate 80MW of battery energy storage now approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). Georgia Power’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) has been approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), in a unanimous decision. […]
Governor gives behind-the-meter storage a US$55m boost on New York’s Long Island
Funding is to be administered from NYSERDA’s commercial and residential programmes respectively, with the initiative also supporting – and supported by – utility PSEG-LI. Customers in Long Island, New York, that install commercial energy storage systems of up to 5MW and residential solar-plus-storage will be eligible for incentive payments of US$250 per kWh of storage […]
Two more US utilities make major gas, solar and storage plans
Utilities in New Mexico and Tennessee have both released plans for new solar, storage and gas infrastructure. The New Mexico plan is more immediate as it is linked to the closure of the San Juan coal power station in June 2022. The utility PNM has asked the state’s regulator to approve “the securitization of the […]
Baby steps for EOS’ zinc batteries in US ahead of 40MWh project, company targets UK for 2020
EOS Energy Storage, makers of a novel zinc hybrid cathode battery technology, has supplied two 120kWh systems in the US and struck a partnership to investigate the application of the technology in the UK. The company has touted the low cost potential of the aqueous, zinc devices for some time, with Energy-Storage.news reporting a claim […]
‘Don’t miss this opportunity’: Industry groups’ further plea for energy storage ITC
Failing to create an investment tax credit as part of the ongoing tax extenders legislation, a coalition of clean energy trade bodies in the US have urged. As it stands, this year’s tax extenders will add a further year to wind power’s Production Tax Credit, but calls for the bipartisan Energy Storage Tax Incentive and […]
Autogrid ramps up involvement in Japan’s VPP space
US software and data company Autogrid has continued its roll-out of solutions into Japan’s evolving electricity market, joining a virtual power plant (VPP) project that could add more than 10,000 assets by the end of 2021. Autogrid has been one of the prominent early movers in aggregating distributed energy resources (DERs) including solar, battery energy […]
Salmon fishing in Alaska gets a battery-powered renewable boost
Cordova, Alaska, is isolated from the grid, but fortunate to be blessed with hydropower resources – and now a 1MWh battery storage system will help this coastal Arctic community increase its self-reliance in a “harsh and unforgiving climate”. Technology provider Saft announced today that it delivered a turnkey energy storage system (ESS), which is being […]
IEEFA: Solar-plus-storage undermines coal economics by ‘hundreds of millions’ of dollars
Tumbling solar-plus-storage costs could see the hybrid technology become a money saver for US firms grappling with expensive legacy coal portfolios, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Utilities shutting down coal units ahead of their end-of-life point and replacing them with renewables, stand to reap savings in the “hundreds of […]
Federal Circuit Invalidates Electric Vehicle Charging Station Patent
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ventured into the electric vehicle technology space, but only to invalidate a patent related to networked charging stations.1 ChargePoint, the patent owner, argued the invention improved networked charging stations that solve needs inherent in electric vehicle charging – namely, 1) allowing the stations to be […]
1.5 GW Awards Push GameChange Solar to Over 3 GW and 30% USA Utility Scale Market Share
NEW YORK: GameChange Solar today announced that it has been awarded over 1.5 GW of projects bringing total projections for 2019 to over 3 GW. This represents over 30% of the USA utility scale market share for 2019. The awards are for both the GameChange Solar Genius Tracker™ and MaxSpan™ fixed tilt post systems. 1.5 GW Awards […]
