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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.
Read MoreAre Blue and Green Hydrogen Too Water Intensive to Be Sustainable?
Despite continued outcry from environmental justice advocates and frontline communities, the US continues to lead the world on federal spending for hydrogen, a fuel whose dangers threaten to outweigh any benefits it can provide to the clean energy transition. The Biden Administration continues to pour billions of dollars into large-scale projects like the Regional Hydrogen…
Read MoreSolar+Storage for Affordable Housing in Nashville: An Interview with Be a Helping Hand’s Sara Jean Schweitzer
The outlook for resilient power– solar paired with battery storage (solar+storage) – is better than ever, but the road to installing systems can still be a challenging one. Be a Helping Hand, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in Nashville, is developing a model to scale the installation of solar+storage in a region where the need for reliable, resilient, and affordable energy is significant.
Read MoreThe Promise and Pitfalls of Fossil Power Plant Hybridization with Energy Storage
Fossil fuel power plants paired with battery storage – also known as hybridized power plants – can cause more harm than good, particularly if hybridization is used to prolong the use of polluting peaker plants.
Read MoreCentering Equity in Data Collection: CEG’s Resilient Power Funding Programs
CEG’s commitment to equity, and ensuring we are meeting our equity-specific goals, is the driving force behind the metrics we track for our Resilient Power Small Grants Programs.
Read MorePeaker Plant Reliability Must Run (RMR) Designation: Expensive and Flawed
“Reliability Must Run” designations keep peaker power plants operating in the name of reliability, regardless of the economic impacts to ratepayers and health and environmental impacts to surrounding communities, and despite available cost-effective non-combustion alternatives.
Read MoreWhat Nonprofits Need to Know about the Investment Tax Credit
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 updated and expanded the Investment Tax Credit for solar and battery storage resilient power projects. This blog outlines several important changes to the ITC that could impact nonprofits.
Read MoreAdvancing Energy Equity in 2023: Actions and Impacts
This has been an impactful year for Clean Energy Group and our partners in advancing energy justice.
Read MoreThe Market for Solar+Storage is Better Than Ever – But Communities Still Need Support to Access It
Demand for early-stage technical assistance support will continue to rise as communities become increasingly vulnerable to climate disasters and an aging power grid.
Read MoreHow 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.
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