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Kraken dips its tendrils into SolarEdge; battery customers can now join virtual power plant

This partnership will allow SolarEdge customers to charge their batteries when it energy is most abundant and sell excess back to the grid to support supply at peak times – all automated by Kraken.

Thousands of Texans kept the lights on through Beryl via Sunnova solar + storage systems

Nearly 3,000 Houston-area Sunnova customers kept the lights on after Hurricane Beryl, generating more than 485,000 kWh of energy.

‘Will you leave?’: A rural Texas community pushes back against batteries

A developer wants a tax abatement for a Texas battery project. Locals seem to have other ideas.

New York gets federal funding to demonstrate fire-safe long-duration energy storage

The New York Power Authority, Urban Electric Power, and EPRI will develop installations demonstrating 10-24 hours of long-duration storage.

Here comes the boom: Wood Mackenzie forecasts massive solar, wind, and storage growth

WoodMac predicts 5.4 TWac of new solar and wind will come online by 2033, as global energy storage capacity grows by more than 600%.

Recurrent Energy closes $513M financing for 1,200 MWh Arizona storage project

Construction of the 1,200 MWh Papago Storage is slated to commence in the third quarter of 2024, with commercial operations expected to begin in the second quarter of 2025.

It’s a BESS! ISO New England welcomes first major utility-scale standalone battery storage facility

The Cranberry Point facility, located in Carver, Massachusetts, is intended to help stabilize the electric grid during the region’s increasing number of extre…

DTE Energy to build “region’s largest” storage center at retired coal plant

DTE retired its Trenton Channel coal power plant in 2022 as part of its plan to reach net zero carbon emissions. …

Come together and seize the moment: Nextracker CEO Dan Shugar has never been more excited about clean energy

As technology matures and costs stabilize, Shugar sees opportunities to advance clean energy via collaboration amongst stakeholders….

Ontario completes Canada’s largest battery storage procurement

The Ontario government and Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) announced that their latest round of procurement secured a total of 2,195 …

Report: Quality assurance and monitoring could prevent most battery storage failures

TWAICE, EPRI, and PNNL have issued a joint study categorizing BESS failure incidents by cause and failed element….

Report stresses ‘urgent’ need for new storage safety standards

The report, “Energy Storage Battery Safety in Residential Applications,” examines measures meant to to improve battery safety and regain trust among potential s…