Extreme weather events are pushing consumers to solar and residential storage
Extreme weather events across the U.S. — from wildfires and drought in the West, to deep freezes and floods in the South and Southeast —...
Investor Confidence in Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Sectors Hits All-Time High
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new analysis released today by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) finds that confidence among both...
Battery storage as peaking capacity: How Alamitos changed the game for California
When it was first proposed in 2014, at 100MW / 400MWh, Alamitos Battery Energy Storage System was the world’s biggest contracted battery...
Solar Power's Decade of Falling Costs Is Thrown Into Reverse
A key selling point that made solar energy the fastest-growing power source in the world—rapidly decreasing costs—has hit a speed bump....
How energy storage helps energy assets connect with energy markets
As the energy transition unfolds, energy storage is capable of being a critical connecting piece not just on a technology level to enable...
Utilities Are Installing Big Batteries at a Record Pace
The energy storage industry is shattering records for battery deployments, underscoring its growing role in decarbonizing the economy. In...
Is Germany Making Too Much Renewable Energy?
For Germany, 2020 was a banner year in the production of renewable energy. Clean energy sources—wind farms and solar arrays as well as...
History made: Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020
Europeans got more of their electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels for the first time last year, according to an annual...
Capacity deferral is the primary source of storage value
Big batteries derive most their value from replacing gas peaker plants and averting the installation of excessive amounts of transmission...
Commercial Energy Storage Reaches Major Milestone In The U.S.
The energy storage industry is booming. This is not new news -- the up-and-coming sector has been on a swift upward trajectory for quite...
