Company With “Skateboard” Electric Vehicle Platform Sets Up Headquarters In …...
The electric vehicle startup REE Automotive is staking out new territory in the US, and Texas --yes, Texas -- is a perfect place to start.
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ERCOT & Tesla: How Virtual Power Plants Can Help Texas Electricity Grid &...
Tesla held a virtual power plant (VPP) workshop for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on May 31. Gail Alfar, the writer at What’s Up Tesla?, attended and shared her thoughts. Also in...
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Virtual Power Plants Do More Than Aggregate: They Empower
A new solar-enabled virtual power plant in Richmond, California, will not leave low- and middle-income households out in the cold
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The Solution to Grid Reliability? Go Bigger & Bolder on Renewables & Energy...
On Sunday, the Texas electric grid operator, ERCOT, requested that consumers conserve energy on Monday for fear that the electric grid would not be able to meet the demand during an extremely hot day....
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Flow Batteries For Electric Vehicles?
A new flow battery for electric vehicles is getting attention from DARPA, NASA, and the US Air Force.
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Yikes! USA Has Only Major Power Grid Without A Plan
Inter-regional planning and transmission could help keep the lights on during extreme weather.
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Wholesale U.S. Electricity Prices Were Volatile in 2022
Average wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs in the United States rose throughout much of 2022 and were, at times, volatile as a result of extreme weather events. The limited availability...
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Wärtsilä 200 MW/500+ MWh Standalone Battery Storage Facility Switched On In...
Wärtsilä has completed a 200 MW / 500+ MWh stand-alone battery storage project in Texas that will help stabilize that state's grid.
View ArticleTexas To Release Offshore Wind Kracken As Foes Sharpen Knives
Offshore wind stakeholders may have the wind at their backs in Texas, where conditions are ripe for offshore development despite pushback from the usual suspects.
View ArticleTesla Virtual Power Plants Get Approval In Texas
As Tesla’s energy business continues to grow, backup power generation will remain at the center of future developments. In recent weeks, Texas residents who have a Tesla Powerwall and solar panels...
View ArticleRenewable Power Helped the United States Survive the Hottest Summer Ever
This summer, the United States endured the two warmest months ever recorded, yet the system held because of renewable energy.
View ArticleIn Most U.S. Regions, 2024 Wholesale Electricity Prices Will Be Similar to 2023
We expect average wholesale electricity prices for 2024 in most areas of the country to be close to or slightly ... [continued] The post In Most U.S. Regions, 2024 Wholesale Electricity Prices Will Be...
View ArticleTexas Solar Power Growth Changing the Shape of Daily Electricity Supply in ERCOT
The electricity mix of energy sources in Texas, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electricity grid operator, changed noticeably in 2023. Although wind power remains the...
View ArticleExploring Wholesale Energy Price Trends: The Renewables & Wholesale...
The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023:...
View ArticleStartup Gets $10 Million To Pump More Energy Storage Into Texas Grid
The US startup Quidnet Energy is leveraging oilfield know-how to bring a new underground pumped hydro energy storage system to Texas. The post Startup Gets $10 Million To Pump More Energy Storage Into...
View ArticleSolar Power Surges In Europe, The UK, & Texas
The energy the Earth gets from the sun every day could generate enough electricity to meet the needs of humanity for a year. All we have to do is harvest it wisely and efficiently. [Note: that assumes...
View ArticleENGIE: 1 Gigawatt of Battery Storage Capacity Added In USA This Year
I just wrote about how battery energy storage is massively helping to extend the usefulness of solar energy into the evening in California. It is quickly transforming the California electricity grid....
View ArticleNew Analysis Finds Substantial Value of Adding Up to 4-Hour Duration...
We are pleased to announce a new study that examines the value of adding batteries to wind and solar plants located in areas that face transmission congestion. We examine two types of areas facing...
View ArticleCryptocurrency & Data Centers Create Soaring Electricity Demand in Texas
In the United States, electricity consumption is growing fastest in Texas, where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages 90% of the load on the state’s power grid. One of the main...
View ArticleU.S. Hourly Electricity Demand Peaked in July with Widespread Heatwaves
Last summer, U.S. electricity demand in the Lower 48 states was greatest at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 15, 2024, when it reached about 745 gigawatthours (GWh), based on data in our Hourly...
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