Focus
Energy storage market has record quarterly deployments
Power Magazine – September 26
The U.S. energy storage market set a record for quarterly growth in April through June of this year, according to a new American Clean Power Association and Wood Mackenzie report, with 5.6 GW of installations during the second quarter. Texas, California, and Arizona each added more than 1 GW of energy storage. U.S. energy storage installations will reach 87.8 GW by 2029, with growth “driven by residential and utility-scale segments amidst a constantly evolving policy environment,” according to the report. The groups noted, though, that “U.S. utility-scale storage installations could drop 10% year-over-year in 2027 largely due to uncertainty over pending Foreign Entity of Concern regulations on battery cell sourcing.”
News
New York issues $5 billion renewables request for proposals
PV-Tech – September 29
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has launched a request for proposals (RFP) seeking new renewable energy capacity. Announced last Friday by Governor Kathy Hochul, the RFP seeks to intensify efforts to advance shovel-ready projects, “with a focus on qualifying projects that seek to access existing federal tax credits that will expire.”
U.S. hydropower is at a make-or-break moment
Canary Media – October 1
Gigawatts of clean energy are at stake as aging hydropower plants approach deadlines for relicensing — a yearslong, often extremely expensive process. Nearly 450 hydroelectric stations totaling more than 16 GW of generating capacity are scheduled for relicensing across the United States over the next decade. That’s roughly 40% of the nonfederal fleet (the government owns about half of U.S. hydropower stations).
Projects
Energy Vault and PG&E complete Calistoga Resiliency Center hybrid microgrid
T&D World – September 29
Energy Vault Holdings Inc. and Pacific Gas and Electric Company have started commercial operations at the Calistoga Resiliency Center in Calistoga. The 293 MWh system can supply at least 48 hours of continuous power with a peak output of 8.5 MW during Public Safety Power Shutoff events.
After years of delays, New Mexico’s first community solar farm comes online
Albuquerque Journal – September 30
Officials celebrated New Mexico’s first community solar project coming online with a ribbon-cutting in Belen last Tuesday. Affordable Solar developed the 5 MW Cuidando Los Niños Community Solar Project in partnership with Gridworks.
Enlight bags $340M in tax equity for Arizona hybrid project
Renewables Now – September 30
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd has secured $340 million through two tax equity partnership agreements for the Roadrunner Solar and Energy Storage Project near Tucson, Arizona. The project combines 290 MW of solar PV and 940 MWh of battery storage.
BPA will get power of wave energy harnessed at Oregon State University test site
OPB – September 30
In a recent agreement with PacWave — Oregon State University’s test facility developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the state of Oregon — federal Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) agreed to buy all power generated at the site, which is licensed to produce up to 20 MW of electricity per hour, enough to power several thousand homes.
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