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• California aims to fix low-income storage program and deliver new resilience incentives September 6, 2019
  California’s energy storage incentive program has been a great success, with more than 11,000 battery storage systems installed to-date. The problem is, it’s not reaching the state’s most vulnerable communities. A new proposal from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) aims to fix some of the barriers preventing disadvantaged communities from participating in the program, […]
• Who will benefit from the surge in behind-the-meter battery installations? August 14, 2019
  The electric utility industry has been buffeted by two recent trends that threaten to upend the profitability, and in some cases the future viability of, those companies that are slow to adapt to a new, rapidly changing landscape. Specifically, in the past decade, the industry has had to grapple with both waning demand and the […]
• On the brink of blackouts, Texas makes case for power plant boom August 14, 2019
  It may be time to start building power plants in Texas again.
• Fabric-based solar cells on the horizon August 5, 2019
  New textile-based solar cells developed by Fraunhofer researchers, semitrailers could soon be producing the electricity needed to power cooling systems or other onboard equipment. In short, textile-based solar cells could soon be adding a whole new dimension to photovoltaics, complementing the use of conventional silicon-based solar cells.
• Six more electric utilities commit to delivering content at POWERGEN 2019 August 2, 2019
  The latest crop of utility participants includes NRG Energy, Cleco Corp., Entergy, Louisville Gas & Electric/Kentucky Utilities, AEP’s distributed energy ventures group AEP OnSite Partners and Hindustan Power from India.
• Energy storage sites provide unique wholesale market participation August 1, 2019
  ENGIE Storage has announced it will supply and operate a 19 MW/38 MWh portfolio of six energy storage sites that will contribute to the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program and participate in ISO-New England wholesale markets.
• In Michigan, Consumers sees strong interest in charging station rebates August 1, 2019
  Consumers Energy says it’s happy with the launch of its electric vehicle charging station program and open to expanding the three-year, $10 million pilot.
• BNEF: Energy to storage increase 122X by 2040 July 31, 2019
  According to the latest forecast by BloombergNEF (BNEF), energy storage installations (not including pumped hydropower) around the world will multiply exponentially, from 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040.
• Utility device and data management technologies revenue could exceed $22 billion by 2027edit July 30, 2019
  A new report from Navigant Research released this week says that revenue from device and data management technologies could grow from approximately $14.8 billion in 2018 to more than $22.1 billion in 2027 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%.
• Glendale Water & Power to repower Grayson power plant with solar plus storage July 29, 2019
  Last week, California’s Glendale Water & Power (GWP) received approval from the Glendale City Council to move forward with a plan to repower the aging Grayson Power Plant with a combination of renewable energy resources, energy storage and a limited amount of thermal generation.
• Louisiana’s military families to benefit from ground-source geothermal and modern energy-saving devices July 29, 2019
  Last week, Corvias announced that it had entered the final phase of its geothermal installation and energy upgrades effort at the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk in West-Central Louisiana, a milestone that once complete will not only modernize the aging infrastructure but save the Army significant money and benefit military families.
• Small Missouri utility proposes big pivot to clean energy in latest resource plan July 29, 2019
  Missouri’s smallest investor-owned utility is charting a dramatically different course two years after being acquired by new owners.
• Saudi Arabia set to build first wind farm July 26, 2019
  Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is poised to start generating wind power within three years as part of an effort to harness renewable energy to cut local demand for fossil fuels.
• GE Renewable Energy announces two hydropower services contracts in the US July 24, 2019
  GE Renewable Energy announced at HydroVision that it has signed two hydropower contracts in the U.S. one for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain project and one for PG&E’s Caribou One hydropower station.
• Envisioning the future of hydropower: What do you see? July 24, 2019
  On Tuesday, July 23 at the HydroVision International keynote, Vice President Marla Barnes asked the audience to close their eyes and envision their next vacation. “Are you sitting on a beach? Are you packing your family into the car for a wild adventure? What do you see,” she asked.