MPR News | Dan Kraker, August 16 Minnesota utility regulators have approved the state’s first stand-alone energy storage project, an important milestone in Minnesota’s effort to transition to producing completely carbon-free electricity. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved a site permit for the 150-megawatt Snowshoe Energy Storage Project, which will be built on an 18-acreContinueContinue reading “Minnesota approves first stand-alone battery system, a key step toward a clean energy future”
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An object in motion: The US battery storage industry will keep moving
Energy Storage News | Dan Finn-Foley, January 6, 2025 As the energy industry processes the results and potential impacts of the recent US election, some may call to mind Newton’s first law of motion: an object at rest tends to stay at rest. As new political, policy, and regulatory realities emerge, the trajectory of the cleantechContinueContinue reading “An object in motion: The US battery storage industry will keep moving”
Illinois can replace fossil plants with storage, capacity from queues: NRDC
Utility Dive | Ethan Howland, August 1 Illinois could reliably replace its fossil-fueled power plants by 2030 with nearly 3 GW of battery storage and about 7.7 GW of resources that are seeking to connect to the grid in the state, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The white paper by AstrapéContinueContinue reading “Illinois can replace fossil plants with storage, capacity from queues: NRDC”
200 MW Solar Power Project Completed In Wisconsin, Energy Storage To Follow
Clean Technica | Jake Richardson, June 3 The Grant County Solar Project, with its 200 MW capacity, has been completed in Potosi, Wisconsin, by Alliant Energy. The new solar power plant has over 430,000 solar panels on more than 1,400 acres of land. Almost 350 acres of native pollinator habitat is included in the total landContinueContinue reading “200 MW Solar Power Project Completed In Wisconsin, Energy Storage To Follow”
DOE doles out $10 million for improved large-scale renewable energy permitting processes
Solar Power World | Kelly Pickerel, March 25 The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $22 million to improve planning, siting and permitting processes for large-scale renewable energy facilities. Six state-based projects will receive $10 million through the Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP) program to develop and expand statewide initiativesContinueContinue reading “DOE doles out $10 million for improved large-scale renewable energy permitting processes”
UTILITY COMPANY RECEIVES GO-AHEAD TO BUILD BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM NEAR COAL PLANT: ‘[IT] INCREASES RELIABILITY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS’
The Cool Down | Kaiyo Funaki, February 9 The grid-connected BESS will supply 200 megawatts of installed capacity and 800 megawatt-hours of dispatchable energy. Last January, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved AES Indiana’s plan to build a standalone battery energy storage system, abbreviated as “BESS,” in Pike County. The Pike County Battery Energy Storage Project will takeContinueContinue reading “UTILITY COMPANY RECEIVES GO-AHEAD TO BUILD BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM NEAR COAL PLANT: ‘[IT] INCREASES RELIABILITY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS’”