Top Energy Storage News: Grid Defection Isn’t a Reason to Fight Distributed Energy—It’s a Reason to Embrace It; How Austin Energy Aims to Reach Solar-Plus-Storage Integration at 14 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour; And more
Energy Storage Newsletter | March 23, 2016
TOP ENERGY STORAGE NEWS FROM GTM
03.22.16 | Amy Gahran
Grid Defection Isn’t a Reason to Fight Distributed Energy—It’s a Reason to Embrace It
Grid defection is not the utility-industry bogeyman that it once was.
03.22.16 | Eric Wesoff
SunEdison Shares Plunge as News of Debt Restructuring Leaks
Are there other options besides bankruptcy?
03.22.16 | Mike Stone
A Spanish Company Makes Bold Claims About a New Graphene Battery. Experts Say There’s No Evidence
Graphenano’s promises to revolutionize storage are met with skepticism.
03.21.16 | Eric Wesoff
Slideshow: GTM Research on California’s Distributed Energy Future
GTM’s Shayle Kann analyzes California’s distributed energy leadership and its challenges.
03.21.16 | Jeff St. John
How Austin Energy Aims to Reach Solar-Plus-Storage Integration at 14 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour
A $4.3 million project links Tesla batteries, demand response and 1Energy’s software in the quest for a cost-effective battery-solar-grid combination.
TOP ENERGY STORAGE NEWS FROM GTM
03.18.16 | Julia Pyper
Tesla Discontinues 10-Kilowatt-Hour Powerwall Home Battery →
The economics for backup power alone just aren’t that attractive.
03.17.16 | Julia Pyper
ElectrIQ Is the Latest Company to Offer a Battery Solution for US Homes
“We’re looking at the home as a microgrid ecosystem.”
03.16.16 | Julia Pyper
Utah Passes a Major Clean Energy Bill That Elicits ‘Mixed Feelings’
Solar advocates say the state narrowly avoided a Nevada-like net metering situation.
03.16.16 | Jeff St. John
CPUC Staff to Bloom Energy: Your Fuel Cells Shouldn’t Get State Incentives
Will the fuel-cell maker lose its eligibility for California’s SGIP program? The debate rages on as regulators mull a decision.