Long-duration energy storage
Long-duration storage gets big boost with $325M from DOE
The department selected nine proposals with the goal of accelerating the adoption of emerging technologies, which could be key to cleaning up the grid.
Julian Spector is senior reporter at Canary Media, where he reports on the rise of clean energy. He worked at Greentech Media for nearly five years. Before that he reported for CityLab at The Atlantic and conducted grant-funded freelance journalism on climate impacts in Bangladesh. His stories have also appeared in The Guardian, HuffPost, Al Jazeera America and more. He graduated from Duke University and now basks in the sunshine of Los Angeles.
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Batteries
Chart: The remarkable rise of California’s grid battery capacity
In 2020, California had 500 megawatts of grid battery storage. Now, just three years later, it has over 5,000 megawatts. -
Batteries
Looking for some home energy storage? You’ve never had so many choices
The once-tiny residential battery market is attracting dozens of new entrants, including recognizable consumer brands like Anker, Duracell and Energizer. -
Long-duration energy storage
Sacramento utility rolls out its first long-duration grid batteries
The municipal utility is tapping flow batteries from ESS for on-demand clean power. The project, ESS’ biggest, will provide an early test of the tech’s potential. -
Clean energy
Hawaii quit coal one year ago. Here's how it's been going
The lights stayed on, but the state's experience offers some lessons on what can go wrong in the transition to clean energy. -
Energy storage
Texas hooked up its first virtual power plants to help the grid
Select customers now have the power to participate in Texas energy markets with their own devices — and to get paid for doing so. -
Batteries
Vermont’s biggest utility dramatically expands home battery subsidies
Since 2015, Vermont's Green Mountain Power has helped a limited number of customers install home batteries each year. Now the program cap is gone.
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Batteries
New York is reeling from its hot battery summer
The state's ambitious clean energy buildout has hit an unexpected setback after three different grid batteries caught fire in the span of two months.
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Emissions reduction
Video: How the Inflation Reduction Act has transformed US clean energy
Watch a conversation on the historic climate law’s impact featuring the Department of Energy’s David Crane and Canary Media’s Julian Spector.
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Emissions reduction
The Inflation Reduction Act will drive down emissions. But how much?
Models predict that the law will get the U.S. much closer to its climate goals — but just how close will depend on how quickly it drives down power-sector emissions.
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