December 19, 2024

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Do Batteries or Transmission Produce Greater Benefits?
A new Berkeley Lab report weighs the benefits of storage versus transmission for wind and solar projects.
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Interconnection Costs on the Rise, Berkeley Lab Study Finds

Interconnection costs are on the rise across the U.S., according to a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory analysis of thousands of projects in five organized electricity markets.

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States Make Progress Toward Renewable Energy Goals
Renewable energy is growing beyond its targets, due in part to the standards that set those targets.
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LBNL: Interconnection Queues Grew 40% in 2022
LBNL's annual report on interconnection queues showed continued growth in capacity waiting to connect to the grid, even as 2 markets restricted new applicants.
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Calif. Governor Appoints New CAISO Board Member
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Lawrence Berkeley scientist Joseph Eto to fill a vacant seat on CAISO's five-member Board of Governors.
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Study: Program Boosted Calif. Home Solar Above US Average
A California incentive program may have helped boost the rate of solar installation in new homes in the state to 40% in 2019, a Berkeley Lab study found.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab Sees New Transmission Value Spike in 2022
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released updated data showing the highest savings for new electric transmission lines in the last decade.
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Berkeley Study Finds Rising PJM Interconnection Costs
A new study found that interconnection costs have been steadily rising for decades in the PJM region and are disproportionately high for renewable resources.
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Berkeley Lab: Wind Generation Needs More Flexible FTRs
Researchers at Berkeley Lab say growing renewable generation mean it’s likely time to retool the design of financial transmission rights in wholesale markets.
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Study: Solar+Storage Can Be Effective Home Backup
Residential solar-plus-storage systems can in some cases meet nearly all of a home’s critical load during extended power outages, according to a new study.

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