Ontario’s IESO proposes allowing transmission-connected batteries to provide grid regulation alongside energy and operating reserves, with a planned 2028 launch.
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Illinois’ first battery-storage incentive round secured 600 MW, but fell short of its initial target, especially in ComEd territory.
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Energy Department Announces Virginia And West Virginia Transmission Project To Receive Defense Production Act Funding, Strengthening National Security And Grid Reliability
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Octopus Develops A Heat Pump Cooler Add-on
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U.S. Small-scale Solar Generation Has Quadrupled In The Last Decade
EIA estimates small-scale U.S. solar generation rose from 18,812 GWh to 92,979 GWh over a decade, with California leading in 2025.
