The latest analysis by the Rocky Mountain Institute shows the declining costs of renewables is putting pressure on plans to build more natural gas fired thermal generating facilities.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a directive just a few days before Christmas which will require PJM Interconnection to raise prices of wind and solar power to be in line with the cost of fossil fuels
A new low cost, long-duration energy storage system aims at leveraging more EV chargers, wind power, and solar power while fostering grid stability.
A newly released report from the Wind Energy Foundation (WEF) calls upon transmission planners to take into account the significant renewable energy demand of large non-utility customers, especially from Fortune 500 companies. That’s because big companies are increasingly signing deals to buy wind and solar power, and their large and growing demand for transmission upgrades may exceed existing plans.
The United States is on pace for another historic year of energy storage deployment, according to new figures from GTM Research which shows the country deployed 41.2 MW of energy storage in the second quarter of 2016. GTM Research published its US Energy Storage Monitor today, the research company’s quarterly analysis … [continued]
A new lawsuit filed against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by a coalition of 4 environmental groups — including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, amongst others — alleges that the new rules for capacity resources approved last year are going to raise costs for consumers … [continued]
Four companies have taken on the challenge of repurposing an old coal plant into a 2MW battery-based energy storage facility for grid support (the storage capacity of the unit has not been indicated). Duke Energy, the largest electric power holding company in the US, has reincarnated its retired coal-powered operation, the … [continued]
The US energy storage market deployed 40.7 MW worth of storage in the second quarter this year, its best quarter in two and a half years, says GTM Research. GTM Research and the US Energy Storage Association released the latest edition of their US Energy Storage Monitor report, which highlighted the … [continued]
By David Miller, Director of Business Development, Greensmith Summary Advanced energy storage management software optimizes system performance, supports complex applications, and future-proofs energy storage systems against technological changes. Thus, software improves ROI and lowers system risk, helping energy storage proliferate and become a critical element of the modern grid. Introduction … [continued]
One-third of all energy storage capacity installed in America for the year 2014 was deployed by Greensmith and uses the company’s software platform for management, according to a recent statement from the company. Greensmith delivers turn-key energy storage solutions like systems with batteries, inverters, and BOP components. It also makes … [continued]
