The NextEra-owned utility’s 409-megawatt Manatee Energy Storage Center will be powered by utility-scale solar. Florida Power & Light, the utility owned by NextEra Energy, said it plans to build a 409-megawatt energy storage project to be powered by utility-scale solar, among the largest battery systems announced to date in the U.S. Expected to be up […]
Repsol Invests in Storage Startup Ampere Amid Shift to Cleaner Energy
The Spanish oil company’s backing of Ampere follows Shell’s recent acquisition of German battery company sonnen. Spain’s largest oil and gas company, Repsol, has invested in Spanish battery startup Ampere Energy, in a move to emulate industry peers taking positions in clean energy technologies. Madrid-based Repsol this month put an unspecified amount into Ampere, a […]
Eskom Crisis Worries South African Renewable Energy Power Producers
Renewable energy players fear power-purchase deals could be renegotiated. South Africa’s wind industry this month attempted to deflect a threat to renewable energy interests caused by troubles at state utility Eskom. A renegotiation of terms with successful bidders from the first two rounds of the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) would […]
Busting the Myth That CCAs Don’t Sign Long-Term Renewable Energy Contracts
With more than 2,000 megawatts in new contracts, the perception that community choice aggregators don’t sign long-term contracts is proving incorrect, argues CalCCA board member Nick Chaset. As community-choice aggregation (CCA) ramps up around the state of California, a myth has taken hold that CCAs are not signing contracts for new energy supply. But new […]
Michigan Approves Its First Utility EV Charging Infrastructure Pilot
Consumers Energy gets $10 million to incentivize the deployment of EV chargers. The state that’s home to Motor City has taken its first step into utility-backed electric vehicle charging. On Wednesday, the Michigan Public Service Commission approved Consumers Energy’s PowerMiDrive initiative, a $10 million, three-year plan to incentivize the deployment of EV chargers at homes, […]
New Hampshire Utility to Fight System Peaks With Home Batteries Under New Settlement
Liberty Utilities will own up to 500 units, but the compromise allows third parties to participate, too. Negotiations in New Hampshire produced a pivotal test case for how home energy devices can reduce overall grid costs. Liberty Utilities proposed a groundbreaking home battery pilot last year, in which the company would own 1,000 Tesla Powerwalls […]