DER – Storage

This topic covers energy storage related distributed energy resources.

A new market emerges: Retrofitting batteries to existing residential solar

ES Solar estimates more than 75% of its 2024 sales are through the “Go Back” program, an innovative VPP initiative which incentivizes Utah homeowners to add a sonnen battery to existing residential solar.

RE+ is right around the corner, here’s some stuff to look out for

09.05.2024

There’s a lot going on in Anaheim next week as thousands of clean energy professionals assemble for RE+. Here’s what you can’t miss.

Hope for the BESS: An energy storage evangelist surveys the industry’s next charge

09.04.2024

Ameresco’s Jacqueline DeRosa highlights innovations in battery energy storage and shares the next steps in the evolution of BESS adoption.

Southwest Power Pool’s multi-nodal analysis is not on par with PJM’s

09.04.2024

Time is running out for SPP to conduct additional analysis on the multi-nodal locational requirement. Simply borrowing PJM’s multi-nodal aggregation resources restriction is not going to cut it at FERC, writes contributor Rao Konidena.

In data we trust: Bringing the field closer to the boardroom

09.03.2024

To survive in a data economy, it is imperative to parse the good from the bad and make sense of what’s left. A new software suite promises renewable energy developers a one-stop shop for managing assets across technologies and geographies.

Can we collaborate? Utilities and developers work to mend fences

09.02.2024

There’s growing recognition that the power grid, centrally designed more than a century ago, has failed to keep pace with the energy transition.

Does clean energy need a Marshall Plan? — This Week in Cleantech

08.30.2024

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

Utility pauses VPP program after Swell shutdown news

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) said it will honor all existing commitments and incentives for the Partners+ virtual power plant program….

Virtual power plant company Swell is reportedly closing its doors

The company is shutting down just months after acquiring solar and storage installer Renu Energy, Latitude Media reports….

In boosting clean energy in Minnesota, Walz lays foundation for climate influence if Harris wins

Walz’s effort to resolve a major obstacle to the clean energy transition nationwide is getting new attention since he was tapped as Kamala Harris’ running mat…

In Minnesota, Xcel Energy looks to mimic power plant with solar and storage networks

The utility’s “virtual power plant” proposal taps an emerging model to replace retiring fossil fuel generation. Advocates like the concept but say the uti…

Blackouts in extreme weather drive demand for cleaner backup power

Many people are now installing arrays of batteries at their homes. As of April, more than half of rooftop solar buyers in California chose to install batteries …

The SolarSnitch is here to save DERs from cyber-attacks

A new technology developed by Sandia National Laboratories called SolarSnitch aims to address the emerging cybersecurity gap by securing photovoltaic (PV) commu…

EVLO, Vermont utilities team up on unique BESS

EVLO’s first utility-scale BESS in the United States is a 3 MW/12 MWh battery energy storage system in Troy, Vermont that promises to limit curtailment of renew…

Sunnova powers more than 50,000 in Puerto Rico through Ernesto

Nearly half of Puerto Rico lost power during Tropical Storm Ernesto, but Sunnova solar + storage customers were able to ride out the storm….

For the grid! Utah storage company’s new feature promises resilience through microgrids

Torus is leveraging it’s full-stack microgrid technology to transform residential and commercial buildings into miniature power plants….