Clean Energy Group Blog
Long-Duration Energy Storage: What Is It, Why Do We Need It, and When Will It Get Here?
There has been a lot of excitement in the energy world around the promise of long-duration energy storage (LDES) and emerging technologies challenging the dominance of lithium-ion batteries. National and international consortiums have sprung up to advance the sector, LDES businesses have surpassed billion-dollar investment milestones, and leading states have established the first LDES procurement…
The Cape Light Compact’s Equity-Centered Model for Solar+Storage+Electrification
Since 2019, Massachusetts utilities have offered battery performance payments to wealthier customers, but without any equity provisions to help low-income residents access the program. Now, an innovative new model combining solar PV and energy storage with electrification and traditional efficiency measures is providing new opportunities for some low- and moderate-income households to fully decarbonize their…
Reducing Peak Demand: Lessons from State Energy Storage Programs
States are increasingly adopting clean energy plans and climate goals, meaning our electric grids are more frequently fueled by variable renewables like solar PV and wind energy. While renewables are inexpensive and clean, they are not dispatchable without energy storage – in other words, they may not generate power at the right times to meet demand.…
Playing The Long Game: Why States Are Turning Their Attention to Long-Duration Energy Storage
After a decade of lithium-ion procurement, the leading clean energy states are finally turning their attention to long duration energy storage. These leading states send a powerful message to the storage industry. Yet, long duration requirements can present significant challenges for storage developers.
Advancing Energy Equity in 2023: Actions and Impacts
This has been an impactful year for Clean Energy Group and our partners in advancing energy justice.
How to Make the Most of the Investment Tax Credit: Applying for Bonus Credits
The Investment Tax Credit and its Bonus Credits are a game changer for improving the economics of solar and solar+storage projects. This blog post explains the application process for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program, including how and when projects should apply.
Innovative Massachusetts Low-Income Battery Pilot Finally Wins Approval (For Now…)
Five years after it was first proposed, Massachusetts’ Cape Light Compact is celebrating the long-awaited and hard-won regulatory approval of a first-in-the-nation energy storage pilot program for low-income customers.
Looking Back: Five Energy Equity Takeaways from 2022
A new year is upon us. This will be a big year for Clean Energy Group (CEG). We were founded 25 years ago, back in 1998 when solar and wind were more of a hopeful concept than the disruptive reality they have become today. Considering the events of last year, 2023 looks to be a…
Battery Storage – What’s it Worth?
When considering whether to invest in a new technology, the first thing anyone wants to know is will the benefits outweigh the costs? This is no less true of state energy agencies and utility regulators who are generally tasked with ensuring that taxpayers and ratepayers get a good return on their dollar.
The Inflation Reduction Act Offers Powerful Tools for Solving the Peaker Problem
The IRA provides the financial incentives and tools that level the playing field between legacy fossil-fuel peakers and alternatives that do not emit localized pollutants into the communities that surround them.