Solar surge: Good news stories on the renewable energy front
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Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers
The nation’s electric grid is stressed out. Unprecedented energy demands for large customers, such as data centers and cryptomines, are straining power supplies, raising electric rates in some regions, and stoking consumer advocates’ concerns…
Investment under uncertainty: How AI, volatility and real-options thinking are reshaping battery storage economics
Battery storage is effectively a hardware-backed multi-strategy trading platform, writes Partha Sharma, president of BBNR Capital Management. Source: Energy Storage News.
European utilities’ association Eurelectric: Long-duration energy storage an increasingly viable flexibility option
Long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are becoming increasingly viable options to add flexibility to the European electricity network, according to a new report. Source: Energy Storage News.
New UBBA members showcase why communication networks are foundational to grid modernization efforts
The Utility Broadband Alliance expanded its membership with organizations like Eversource Energy and Hawaiian Electric to enhance grid communication infrastructure. Source: Renewable Energy World.
US BESS integrator FlexGen, LDES tech provider Eos enter European market with first deals
FlexGen and Eos Energy Enterprises, two US energy storage sector companies with different specialisations, have entered the European market. Source: Energy Storage News.
FERC takes historic action, orders US grid operators to ‘defend or revise’ large load interconnection tariffs
FERC has issued tailored show-cause orders under section 206 of the Federal Power Act to each of the six regional grid operators within its jurisdiction, directing them to either justify or reform the rules…
BLT Energy bags development approval for 4.8GWh Red Gully BESS in Western Australia
Developer BLT Energy has received development approval for the 800MW/4, 800MWh Red Gully BESS in Western Australia. Source: Energy Storage News.
Trump administration to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
The Trump administration is buying back Invenergy’s four offshore wind leases for $765 million, redirecting funds to fossil fuel projects. Source: Renewable Energy World.
How we benefit from transmission competition | Factor This Policycast
The first episode of the new Factor This Policycast, an energy policy-focused podcast partnership with Advanced Energy United, focuses on the benefits of competitively bidding large-scale transmission projects. Source: Renewable Energy World.
Trump Administration Abandons Fight Against Wind Energy as Clean Energy Output Surges
The Trump administration has abandoned its effort to halt wind energy projects across the United States and dropped its challenge to the court ruling that tossed President Donald Trump’s order freezing federal permitting and…
Minnesota lawmakers consider lifting ban on new nuclear power plants
Nuclear power could help the state fully transition to zero-carbon electricity, but the plants can be slow and expensive to build. The post Minnesota lawmakers consider lifting ban on new nuclear power plants appeared…