Ask the Energy Experts: What Does It Take to Build Safety into Texas’s Energy Storage Future?
Laying the Groundwork for Safe, Reliable Energy Storage in Texas Texas’ energy landscape is evolving rapidly. With ERCOT forecasting record electricity demand and renewables expanding across the state, EPCs, installers, and project developers are navigating new challenges in building safe, reliable, and resilient energy storage projects. In our Ask the Energy Experts series, we connect […]
SRP Partners with ESS on 50 MWh Iron Flow Battery Pilot
The not-for-profit public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) has partnered with ESS, a manufacturer of iron flow long duration energy storage systems, to build Project New Horizon, a 5-megawatt (MW), 50 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery system. The pilot project, which will be installed at SRP’s Copper Crossing Energy and Research Center in Florence, Arizona, is […]
ComEd Invests Over $100 Million to Accelerate EV Adoption and Charging Infrastructure
Northern Illinois utility ComEd has spent over $100 million in EV and EV charging rebates since it launched the Beneficial Electrification (BE) Plan in 2024. Â In addition to funding from the Illinois EPA and other Federal grants, the investment has been a core driver of EV adoption in the state, rapidly outpacing the rest […]
Xcel Energy, Sparkfund Partner on Distributed Battery Storage Proposal
Xcel Energy is collaborating with Sparkfund for a first-of-its-kind proposal to build a battery storage network across Minnesota to bolster the grid and help the utility meet increasing electricity demand. The Capacity*Connect proposal will have Xcel Energy install up to 200 megawatts of battery storage at strategic locations by 2028. The distributed energy resources will help […]