Feature Article: How Can Customers Trade Energy With Batteries?
By Geoff James When people buy batteries for their homes, they mainly expect to have more energy independence. But a sophisticated battery system can do... Read More
Outback Power Launches Incentive Program For Solar Storage
Outback Power Technologies, Inc. has just launched SystemEdge, a new energy storage program meant to incentivise solar installers to integrate storage into their systems. As... Read More
Big Moves In The Energy Storage Industry
SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy developer, has been making fast and bold moves in the energy storage industry. In the first quarter of this... Read More
APS Asks To Raise Grid Access Charges For Residential PV, Launches Pilot Home Energy Storage
Arizona’s largest utility APS proposed that regulator Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) increase its grid access charge from 70cents/kW to $3/kW, or about $21 per month for future residential storage customers.... Read More
Feature Article: Can Customer Batteries Provide Backup Power?
By Geoff James Residential customers wanting to manage their power are likely to be the fastest-growing market for energy storage, and especially grid-connected batteries. These... Read More
Japanese, German companies partner to offer residential energy storage in Germany
Kyocera Corporation from Japan has teamed up with Energetik Solartechnologie-Vertriebs GmbH and Solare Datensysteme GmbH from Germany to provide homeowners with solar power generation and... Read More
BYD Sets Sight On Australia
BYD sees Australia, with its abundant rays of sunshine, as the next big market for energy storage. Focusing on residential storage, the Chinese company will... Read More
Second Life of Lithium-Ion Batteries
The lithium-ion car batteries being built in West Michigan may someday be used in Holland Michigan as power storage batteries for electric consumers and power generating... Read More