One of the big things anti-EV FUDsters like to say is that the electrical grid can’t handle EVs. They know that ICE vehicles use a lot of energy to move, and that providing that much electricity must be a sure recipe for disaster. They’d have us believe that the grid … [continued]
AGL Energy’s delivery of what would be the world’s largest virtual power plant – in South Australia – looks set to come in “well ahead of schedule,” after the utility announced on Thursday that it had already sold out its first round of 150 connected battery storage systems, with 350 second-phase battery systems now up for grabs.
Increases in distributed generation have resulted in challenges to the power sector’s traditional way of doing things, and could result in further disruption, according to Lux Research. A new report, Powering the Future: Evaluating the Contenders That Aim to Rule the Distributed Grid, published this week, makes the bold claim that … [continued]
The New York City utility Con Edison has hooked up with leading rooftop solar provider SunPower in a massive virtual solar power plant experiment.
The Australian energy storage market is on the rise, as households turn to batteries to avoid ever increasing electricity tariffs. This is the major takeaway from a new report published by IHS, Energy Storage Intelligence Service, which has tracked the Australian energy storage market and found it has grown from less … [continued]
Australia’s battery storage industry has received a big boost after Sunverge Energy’s world leading technology received an investment of USD$36.5 million. Sunverge Energy, a global leader in intelligent storage and distributed energy resource management, closed a USD$36.5 million Series C round of financing from new investor AGL Energy Ltd, Australia’s … [continued]
By Ken Munson A recent story in The Wall Street Journal highlighted the conundrum facing many electricity generating companies and PUCs today: How to pay for aging, mostly coal-fired power plants whose only function is as backup power for peak demand? In Ohio, two owners of seven such plants have … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love PowerStream is Ontario’s second largest municipally owned electric utility, with 375,000 customers spread across 15 communities. Recently, it has begun an experiment with the so-called internet of energy. 20 residential properties in Toronto’s Richmond Hill neighborhood will have solar panels and small battery systems installed. All 20 systems … [continued]
Originally Published on the ECOreport Twenty homes within PowerStream’s territory have embarked upon a project that could change the face of electrical consumption in Ontario. They are taking part in a pilot project which is probably best understood as Ontario’s virtual power plant for the grid & homeowners. “This is the … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. For the first time anywhere in the United States, a grid operator has approved rules that allow companies to buy electricity from numerous homes and commercial power systems, then bundle it to meet the threshold needed to sell energy on the wholesale market. The move … [continued]
