December 3, 2024

Battery Electric Storage

PJM
PJM MIC Briefs: Sept. 11, 2024
PJM presented how the planning parameters for the 2026/27 Base Residual Auction affected the variable resource rate curve, which intersects with supply and demand to determine auction clearing prices.
CAISO
CAISO Backtracks on Proposal to Refine Battery BCR
CAISO is reconsidering its proposal to address unwarranted bid cost recovery payments for storage resources following internal analysis that suggested the proposed solution wouldn’t sufficiently address the problem.
Electricity Canada
Consumer Response Saved Alberta Grid During Jan. 2024 Cold Snap
An emergency alert urging the public to conserve energy helped the Alberta Electric System Operator narrowly avert rolling blackouts during January’s extreme cold snap.
NV Energy
BLM OKs NV Energy’s Greenlink West Line

The Bureau of Land Management issued a record of decision approving the 470-mile transmission line, which will connect Las Vegas with the northern part of Nevada and be capable of transmitting up to 4,000 MW of energy.

NYISO
Analysis Group: No Changes to NYISO CONE Method Needed
The Analysis Group told NYISO stakeholders it did not recommend any major changes to the annual process for updating the ISO’s gross cost of new entry for generators.
RWE
CAISO Adjusts Timeline for Storage Bid Cost Recovery Initiative
Responding to stakeholder pushback, CAISO has extended the timeline of its initiative refining bid cost recovery provisions for storage resources to allow for more discussion.
© RTO Insider LLC
Form Energy to Develop First Multiday Storage Project in New England
A major multiday energy storage project in central Maine intended to ease congestion is moving forward thanks to $147 million in federal funding.
Mike Jacobs
Stakeholder Soapbox: PJM Resists Battery Storage Reforms Given to Data Centers
Just as PJM negotiated provisions for data centers, they must do the same for battery storage. PJM’s next Order 2023 compliance filing is the time to make this change, says the Union of Concerned Scientists' Mike Jacobs.  
Renew Home
Renew Home Foresees Bright Future for Residential VPPs
Home energy management company Renew Home has released a position paper arguing that VPPs can quickly be stood up to help meet growing demand.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FERC Approves Two Enforcement Orders Related to Battery Storage
FERC approved two enforcement orders requiring several battery storage operators to pay more than $1 million in fines and remit nearly $1.9 million back to CAISO.

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