battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Aurora Energy Research
A new report urges SPP to accelerate its interconnection process and reform market rules to allow greater buildout of energy storage.
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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.
PGE
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.
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New Jersey launched the first phase of a new storage incentive program, aiming to develop capacity of 1,000 MW of transmission scale projects.
Lazard
Lazard’s latest analysis of the levelized costs of energy concludes that wind and solar are the least-expensive new-build power generation for the 10th year in a row.
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Hailstones accounted for only 6% of incidents resulting in losses to solar panels, but those losses amounted to 73% of the total.
Compass Energy Storage
California is setting records with battery energy storage operating on its grid every day, but in one Southern California beach county, residents have come out in large numbers to oppose a proposed 250-MW battery project because of safety and aesthetic concerns.
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The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed a proposal intended to add transparency to the RTO’s effective load-carrying capability process.
Spearmint Energy
Rapid growth in battery energy storage systems in ERCOT has resulted in a “significantly lower” probability for an energy emergency alert this summer, according to the Texas Reliability Entity.
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The annual New York energy storage conference and expo came with excellent timing this year, as progress at the state level was matched by looming obstacles at the federal level.
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