Energy storage
Texas hooked up its first virtual power plants to help the grid
Select customers now have the power to participate in Texas energy markets with their own devices — and to get paid for doing so.
By Julian Spector .
Energy storage
Energy storage
Tesla’s battery business is booming
Though its EV business is contracting, the company’s energy storage segment is growing fast, helping it reap the benefits of surging demand for batteries.
By Dan McCarthy .
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Batteries
New York is reeling from its hot battery summer
The state's ambitious clean energy buildout has hit an unexpected setback after three different grid batteries caught fire in the span of two months.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Is Azelio's abrupt bankruptcy a bad omen for long-duration energy storage?
Many say long-duration storage is the energy transition's holy grail, but startups in the space are staring down brutally tough market conditions.By Eric Wesoff .
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Energy storage
Tesla alum aims to build the power company of the future
Equilibrium Energy is live in Texas with an offering to rent grid batteries and make money with them in the ERCOT markets. But CEO Ryan Hanley says it's just the start.By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
Industrial heat startup Rondo to open world’s largest battery factory
Rondo uses clean energy to heat a special brick made from a centuries-old recipe, then uses the stored heat to help decarbonize energy-intensive industry.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
LG kicks off colossal ramp-up of US factories for EV and grid batteries
The South Korean company will build nearly 280 gigawatt-hours' worth of factory capacity across America to meet growing demand for grid storage and EV batteries.By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
New York City is getting its biggest battery system yet
Con Edison said it's about to begin operating a 7.5 MW battery system in Staten Island as New York grapples with grid reliability concerns and rising power demand.By Maria Gallucci .
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Podcast
4 ways to store sunlight
Renewables are going to need a lot of backup. Low-carbon storage technologies could be the answer.PlayBy Shayle Kann . 57 min .
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Batteries
Battery firms set to thrive under new California rooftop solar regime
Home battery installs could double in California this year, now that the state has ditched net metering and overhauled incentives for rooftop solar owners.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
How the rooftop solar industry is adapting to California's new rulebook
The state’s once-thriving industry faces an uneasy future now that California has slashed financial incentives for people to put solar panels on their roofs.By Julian Spector .
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