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#Idaho_Power announces large-scale battery storage project to help with reliable service

Idaho Power announces large-scale battery storage project to help with reliable service BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Power will install 120 megawatts of battery storage, the first utility-scale storage system in Idaho. The batteries don’t generate electricity, but store power during periods of low use, according to Idaho Power. The company will need additional capacity as … Continue reading #Idaho_Power announces large-scale battery storage project to help with reliable service →

Renewables Met All of #California ‘s Energy Needs for the First Time Ever

Renewables Met All of California’s Energy Needs for the First Time Ever The supply of renewable energy, mostly solar, briefly met the state’s total demand for energy on Saturday in a landmark moment for sustainability. For a few minutes on Saturday afternoon, all of California’s energy needs were met by renewable energy for the first … Continue reading Renewables Met All of #California ‘s Energy Needs for the First Time Ever →

Everyone Wants to Build Green Energy Projects. What’s the Holdup?

Everyone Wants to Build Green Energy Projects. What’s the Holdup? Proposals for wind, solar, and battery storage projects are running into a logjam of paperwork and grid connection issues. FOR GREEN ENERGY experts, it seems like there’s too much of a good thing right now. While it’s great that there are enough wind, solar, and … Continue reading Everyone Wants to Build Green Energy Projects. What’s the Holdup? →

SDG&E Adds Second Energy Storage Facility in #San_Diego to Strengthen Grid Reliability and Advance Clean Energy Goals

SDG&E Adds Second Energy Storage Facility in San Diego to Strengthen Grid Reliability and Advance Clean Energy Goals SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Less than a year after it completed the Top Gun Energy Storage facility in the Miramar area, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced the completion of a second energy storage project in the … Continue reading SDG&E Adds Second Energy Storage Facility in #San_Diego to Strengthen Grid Reliability and Advance Clean Energy Goals →

Inside Clean Energy: US Battery Storage Soared in 2021, Including These Three Monster Projects

Inside Clean Energy: US Battery Storage Soared in 2021, Including These Three Monster Projects Battery storage is quickly moving from the margins to near the center of the U.S. energy system. In 2021, the market added 3,508 megawatts of battery storage capacity, an amount more than double from the prior year, according to a report … Continue reading Inside Clean Energy: US Battery Storage Soared in 2021, Including These Three Monster Projects →

#LS_Power Grid Focuses on Connecting #New_Jersey to Offshore Wind Energy

LS Power Grid Focuses on Connecting New Jersey to Offshore Wind Energy LS Power Grid, an electric transmission company, has presented its plans to bring power generated from New Jersey offshore wind farms into the state’s onshore electrical grid. Responding to the state’s request for proposals on this initiative, the company’s plans – which are … Continue reading #LS_Power Grid Focuses on Connecting #New_Jersey to Offshore Wind Energy →

Coal plant owners seek to shut 3.2 GW in PJM in face of economic, regulatory and market pressures

Coal plant owners seek to shut 3.2 GW in PJM in face of economic, regulatory and market pressures PJM runs the grid and wholesale power markets in 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and the District of Columbia. Coal-fired power plants in PJM are retiring, as they are in other parts of the U.S., in the … Continue reading Coal plant owners seek to shut 3.2 GW in PJM in face of economic, regulatory and market pressures →

Southwest Power Pool first regional organization to serve more than 90 percent of demands with renewable energy

Southwest Power Pool first regional organization to serve more than 90 percent of demands with renewable energy New records for renewable energy production and penetration were set this week by Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which served 90.2 percent of its 14-state territory’s electricity demands with renewable sources. It marked the first time a regional transmission … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool first regional organization to serve more than 90 percent of demands with renewable energy →

PJM Outlines for EPA the Need to Coordinate Outages Resulting From Coal Combustion Rule

PJM Outlines for EPA the Need to Coordinate Outages Resulting From Coal Combustion Rule PJM, as the independent system operator and planning authority for the grid spanning 13 states and the District of Columbia, last week asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate the timing of proposed coal plant outages as generators plan upgrades … Continue reading PJM Outlines for EPA the Need to Coordinate Outages Resulting From Coal Combustion Rule →