| The size of the latest energy storage procurements is hard to ignore. Our Spotlight is focused on the milestones of storage-plus-renewables procurement as well as new analysis of the investments in behind-the-meter and front-of-meter battery storage.
One of our features is an in-depth analysis on market-driven procurement of storage and renewable resources throughout the country. We also took a closer look at Liberty Utilities' New Hampshire behind-the-meter storage pilot.
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 News and Trends Deep Dive Early renewables procurements that reverse traditional auctions with one utility buyer and multiple renewables-plus-storage sellers have lowered storage costs and grown capacity. |
Deep Dive A closer look at the decision to pair distributed energy storage with time-of-use rates. |
The utility also signed a seven-year contract for natural gas peaking capacity, which it hopes will be replaced by renewables and storage in the mid 2020s. |
Installation of more than 2,200 MWh of storage will be the first time a utility directly replaces multiple major fossil fuel generators with batteries. |
While the utility is eager to secure new generation to replace retiring plants, state regulators have hit pause on the process while they consider how to move forward and prepare guidance for the utility. |
Deep Dive Utilities, including ConEd, PG&E and Eversource, are developing holistic strategies to best take advantage of energy efficiency, demand response and distributed resources. |
featured resources A new Minnesota university lab--utilizing invertors from Rhombus Energy--is playing an important role in microgrid research and development, including connecting to renewable power and bringing power to less developed countries. Read more → |
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These intelligent inverters use dynamic communication, resilience and visibility to lower power generation costs and optimize overall system efficiency.
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As the price of batteries has plummeted faster than most anyone expected, their role in providing grid stability to smooth the large influx of intermittent renewable generation as well as a ready solution to handle peak load demand has become more and more compelling. Learn more → |
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