Battery Electric Storage
The Market Implementation Committee endorsed a proposal to allow demand response resources with behind-the-meter storage to participate in the regulation market when there is the capability for energy injections.
Portland General Electric’s need for new resources by 2030 has grown by 16%, largely because of a decreased capacity contribution from batteries, particularly in winter.
Potential energy suppliers in IESO’s second long-term energy and capacity procurement said the ISO's auction rules favor natural gas generators by insulating them from most of the cost of gas transmission upgrades.
CAISO is working on an initiative to improve the visibility of distributed battery storage resources on the grid, especially for when they are needed for resource adequacy.
Senators working through the weekend on Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” delivered renewable energy supporters an unexpected and unpleasant surprise in the form of proposed taxes that likely would stymie completion of projects already in the works.
Local line congestion is the primary cause of renewable curtailment in California — and the amount is increasing each year, CAISO said during its second-quarter Market Performance and Planning Forum.
Portland General Electric told Oregon regulators that after decades of electricity flowing from north to south through its system during the summer, the flow on a typical summer day has reversed.
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas declared the state of the Texas grid to be "strong" as it heads into a summer where it expects a record peak demand.
Committee business included a quick-fix package to expand the definition of dual-fuel generation in the Reliability Assurance Agreement to include generation capable of running on a backup fuel type with off-site storage and dedicated delivery.
Another Texas legislative session has ended with renewable resources and batteries having survived potentially damaging legislation that did not make it to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
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