California
Germany’s Innogy Leaps into California’s EV Charging Market
The launch of Innovy e-mobility US marks a milestone in the German "green energy" group's efforts to capitalize and expand on its electric vehicle and e-mobility tech and services in Europe.
Read more →San Francisco, Los Angeles Outages Highlight Growing Risks, Rising Costs of Aging Power Infrastructure
The threats and costs associated with aging power grid infrastructure are rising, challenges that can be met by emerging "Microgrid 2.0" technology and systems, according to Schneider Electric's Mark Feasel.
Read more →Public-Private Partnership Results in Low-Carbon Community Microgrid for Blue Lake Rancheria Native American Tribe
Joining with the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe, Siemens, REC Solar, Tesla, the Idaho National Laboratory and Humboldt State Uiversity launched a solar PV-battery energy storage community microgrid in northern California.
Read more →First Non-Recourse Project Financing for Utility “Behind the Meter” Battery Energy Storage
CIT has completed the first non-recourse project financing package for Macquarie Capital, which is working with Advanced Microgrid Solutions, to bring 50-MW of "behind the meter" battery storage capacity online to shore up Southern California Edison grid services in pockets of the West Los Angeles Basin.
Read more →Borrego Springs Microgrid: From Proof of Concept to Project Development Showcase
Created as a result of grid outage, Borrego Springs' "solar plust storage" microgrid has evolved from a "proof of concept" to the town's primary source of electricity, as well as testing ground for utility customer demand response and innovative clean energy solutions.
Read more →At the Grid Edge: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's Fractal Microgrid
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton's Fractal Microgrid serves as an illustration of how the U.S. Navy and armed forces are taking advantage of leading-edge clean energy technology to improve performance, reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Read more →California Energy Commission Taking Steps To Commercialize Microgrids In State
The California Energy Commission is hosting a workshop to begin developing a roadmap to help commercialize microgrids in California Wednesday, May 24 at 1:30 p.m. (Pacific time). The workshop will introduce a proposed work scope and describe the process for…
Read more →SDG&E to Add as Much as 140MW of Preferred Energy Resources
California's leading renewable energy utility aims to tap into new energy storage, renewable energy, distributed generation, energy efficiency and demand response (DR) systems capacity as it continues its drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts.
Read more →New CalCharge Leader Aims to Create Energy Storage Industry Hub
Founded in 2014 by the non-profit California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), CalCharge is leveraging its growing roster of member companies and working relationships with three San Francisco Bay area national labs to create an energy storage R&D and industry hub…
Read more →
Transmission Charges Penalize Local Clean Power in California
[wpsm_column size="one-third"] [wpsm_titlebox title="TAC" style="3"] Transmission Access Charges (TAC) are fees designed to pay for the state’s transmission system, operations and maintenance, amortization of capital, and return-on-equity. TAC add about $0.03 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to the levelized cost of energy…
Read more →
Will Desalination Undermine California's Renewable Energy Targets Or Be A Grid Resource?
Large, inflexible desalination plants could jeopardize California's renewable energy targets and increase the cost of both water and energy. Better designed desalination plants can be a grid resource enabling renewable microgrids. Maintaining a balance on the electric grid used to…
Read more →