Clean Energy Group

What is a Peaker Power Plant?

What is a peaker power plant? This short video discusses peaker power plants and the risks they pose to vulnerable communities.

Peak Coalition Letter Concerning the Astoria Replacement Project

The Peak Coalition wrote this letter concerning serious procedural and substantive deficiencies in the Final Scoping Document for the proposed repowering of the Astoria Gas Turbine facility, a 558-megawatt gas peaker power plant located in the New York City borough of Queens.

CEG Comments on the DOE Energy Storage Grand Challenge Draft Roadmap and in Response to the Request for Information

Clean Energy Group offers these comments in response to the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Draft Roadmap and to the accompanying Request for Information the Department of Energy released in late July 2020.

Phase Out Peakers

This fact sheet identifies the top ten metropolitan regions across the country where the health and well-being of its citizens are adversely impacted by an aging fleet of peaker power plants, and highlights the findings of work being done in New York City to advance the replacement of peaker plants with battery storage and renewables.

Dirty Energy, Big Money

New York City’s peaker power plants have a disproportionate impact on the city’s most vulnerable people. Replacing peaker plants with a system of localized renewable energy generation and battery storage can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce energy bills, improve public health and equity, and make the system more resilient in the face of increased storms and climate impacts.

Energy Storage in Sterling, MA – Animation Segment

This two-minute animated video illustrates how a solar+ storage system in Sterling, Massachusetts is saving the town money and providing continuous power to first reponders.

Sterling Municipal Light Department Energy Storage System – A Revolution for the Electric Grid (Video)

This ten-minute video showcases the economic and resilient power benefits of a solar PV and battery energy storage system in the town of Sterling, Massachusetts.

Solar+Storage: Understanding Commercial-Scale Project Economics through Cost-Modeling

This interactive cost-modeling tool helps users explore the economics of solar+storage projects in commercial building types across the U.S.

Project Overview: McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project

This fact sheet provides an overview of the McKnight Lane Redevelopment Project in Waltham, Vermont. It is the first in the nation to provide net-zero affordable housing with resilient solar+storage technology for rural tenants.

Energy Storage Procurement Guidance Documents for Municipalities

Templates, a checklist, and other guidance for developing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for resilient energy storage projects, both at the utility-scale and behind-the-meter.