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California’s PG&E tapped 8,500 residential batteries for grid resilience

Smart Energy International

Peaking at nearly 32MW from 8,500 solar-plus-storage residential systems, Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customer batteries provided consistent clean energy to California’s power grid through the summer and fall of 2023.

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American Battery Solutions to supply battery packs to electric bus manufacturer NFI Group

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American Battery Solutions (ABS) has signed a multi-year contract with bus manufacturer NFI Group to supply custom battery packs for NFI subsidiary New Flyer ’s newest 35-, 40- and 60-foot battery-electric transit buses. And plenty of cells will be needed—the market for electric buses in North America is heating up.

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Assessing the State of Demand Response Amid California’s Grid Stresses

GreenTechMedia

But what about all those air conditioners, batteries and industrial loads that are supposed to support the grid? She’s an expert on utility business models, grid integration, and demand response. She’s going to help us understand the technology and market-design landscape for demand response.

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SDG&E unveils innovative microgrids in grid resilience bid

Smart Energy International

The four microgrid and energy storage sites will help address surging energy demands in the San Diego region, especially during hot summer days and the peak evening hours when solar power generation typically diminishes and there is a significant strain on the grid.

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Enel Completes Solar, Storage System at Bayer California Facility 

Solar Industry

Enel North America and Bayer have announced the completion of a 2.7 The growing prevalence of extreme weather and wildfires has underscored the need for more resilient energy solutions,” says Enel’s Matt Barnes. “The MW solar and 1 MW energy storage system at Bayer’s vegetable research and development site in Woodland, Calif.

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The time for electric trucks and buses is now

GreenBiz

The organization expects there to be 169 zero-emission commercial vehicles available for purchase, or soon to be available, in North America by the end of 2020; that's a 78 percent increase from the number of zero-emission commercial vehicles available at the end of 2019. Ford is making an electric transit van.

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Puerto Rico microgrid at manufacturing plant to deliver renewables and resilience

Renewable Energy World

Both projects will reduce demand on regional energy infrastructure and enable Eaton to power its manufacturing plants with more renewables and boost energy resilience for its operations, said the companies in a press release. MWh of battery storage into the facility’s onsite power generation systems.