The World’s Biggest Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Facility
The 30 megawatt (MW) energy storage plant at Escondido, CA, has a capacity of up to 120 megawatt-hours of energy. It could serve 20,000 customers for four hours.
SDG&E
California Breaks Solar Record (Again), Enough Electricity For 2 Million Homes
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the largest electricity grid in California, broke its own solar generation record on Tuesday of this week. The 8,030 megawatts put out at 1:06pm were approximately double the 2014 high, and ~2,000 megawatts (MW) higher than last year’s record. Naturally, as a lot more solar … [continued]
Solar Already Beating Gas On Price, & More — Why Natural Gas Is The Next…
Secrecy about the price that California utilities pay for natural gas contracts is a new sign that PV has now passed market price parity at wholesale (as well as at retail: for rooftop customers). The utility-scale solar industry used to have to compete against a “Market Price Referent” (MPR: the cost of … [continued]
California Solar Incentives, Solar Installers, & Solar Costs
Note: We’re trying to get back into helping homeowners who want to go solar and who want to switch to an electric car. That was a core of our work in the past, and I think it’s one of the most valuable things we can do for consumers and to … [continued]
Renewable Meter Adapter Lowers Installation Costs
Originally published on the ECOreport. Installing solar panels on San Diego’s existing homes used to involve a 4-6-week long process. San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) Renewable Meter Adapter cuts solar installation costs by eliminating the need for costly panel upgrades. According to co-inventor Ken Parks, the Renewable Meter Adapter (RMA) has … [continued]
20 MW Energy Storage For San Diego Utility
San Diego Gas and Electric has signed a contract with Hecate Energy Bancroft for a 20 MW energy storage system. It was reported that this amount of electricity will be enough for 28,000 households for four hours. The lithium-ion battery system will be the largest in the San Diego area. “Furthermore, … [continued]
Xtra Solar News
Accumulating more solar news in a week this time, instead of 3 months, I’ll supplement the headlines and links with short summaries again, since I know some of you prefer that. Click, read, enjoy. Solar Projects How Austin Energy Aims to Reach Solar-Plus-Storage Integration at 14 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour Back in December, Texas … [continued]
California Public EV Charging Expansion Comes With Growing Pains
The state of California is center stage of the electric vehicle market, and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is taking steps to make further improvements, but the path forward is anything but clear. In the first few months of 2016, the CPUC has approved two massive new programs aimed … [continued]
JuicePoints Pays EV Drivers To Charge Their EVs
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new program dubbed “JuicePoints” was recently revealed by the charging solutions company eMotorWerks that’ll actually “pay” drivers for charging their electric vehicles at specific times, according to recent reports. The program allows existing JuiceBox Pro and JuiceNet-enabled ClipperCreek customers who sign up to earn … [continued]
3,500 New EV Charging Spots To Be Installed By SDG&E In New Pilot
Originally published on EV Obsession. Approval for San Diego Gas & Electric’s Electric Vehicle Grid-Integration pilot project was recently granted by the California Public Utilities Commission, giving the utility company the go-ahead to start its installation of thousands of new electric vehicle charging stations throughout San Diego and south Orange … [continued]
