The forecast for energy storage in the U.S. and elsewhere is robust, with utilities and states, including ConEd and Massachusetts, pursuing a variety of programs and policies to advance the resource.
But challenges regarding safety, market rules and other factors remain.
This Spotlight focuses on the latest trends and developments with energy storage, including the rise of solar+storage-based virtual power plants in Los Angeles and Utah.
Are there energy storage topics you'd like to see us cover more? We welcome your suggestions.
And thanks for reading.
 Larry Pearl
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 News and Trends The global energy storage market is expected to continue its exponential growth, with lithium-ion batteries remaining the predominant technology in the industry. |
Surprise findings in the report can help inform new rate structures for customer-sited storage, the authors said. |
Assessment of strategy and execution for 16 DERMS for DER and grid management providers.
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DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory found four-hour storage could meet peaking capacity across the country, with the potential to exceed 50 GW. |
Deep Dive The recent explosion at an Arizona energy storage facility renewed concerns about battery safety, including the need to educate regulators and lawmakers, a Sonnen official said. |
Deep Dive Sonnen and the utility are partnering to build a virtual power plant at the new 600-unit apartment complex, with 12.6 MWh of energy capacity from a 5.2 MW solar array. |
Deep Dive Power plant-scale VPPs are not in operation but pilots and proposals are about to get big tests. |
The utility will leverage real estate lease payments and energy market revenues to develop more front-of-the-meter storage. |
Deep Dive Sunrun has credited the state's bedrock of distributed energy policies for enabling its participation in ISO-NE's capacity market with an aggregated solar-plus-storage bid. |
The Public Service Commission alleges NYISO is negatively impacting the deployment of storage in the state. |
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