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Utility-Scale Batteries Are More Commonly Used For Price Arbitrage
In our annual survey of power plant activity, we ask operators of utility-scale batteries how they are using their systems, and one use case is increasingly prevalent: price arbitrage. Arbitrage involves buying electricity when prices are relatively low and selling that electricity when prices are high. Utility-scale battery systems can be … [continued]
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California VPP Links 100,000 Residential Storage Batteries
Utility companies in California have collaborated with homeowners who own battery storage units from Tesla and Sunrun in a VPP test.
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California Opposes Rooftop Solar For All The Wrong Reasons
Rooftop solar is talking its lumps in California as the state juggles its regulations to make it less attractive to homeowners.
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Californians Could Save $6.5 Billion With Community Solar & Storage
A new study has found that expanding community solar and storage across California could save electricity customers a staggering $6.5 billion over the next 20 years. Commissioned by the Coalition for Community Solar Access, the report by Aurora Energy Research shows that investing in 5.4 gigawatts (GW) of local solar … [continued]
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New Zinc Battery Delivers 3–12 Hours Of Utility-Scale Energy Storage
The US startup Eos Energy Enterprises is scaling up production of its nonflammable, “Z3” zinc battery for long duration, utility scale energy storage.
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