CESA Press Coverage

2024

California budget cuts could decimate key virtual-power-plant programs
Canary Media - June 5, 2024

Is adding a battery to your rooftop solar worth it? Here’s how to decide
Canary Media - May 20, 2024

California Achieves Major Clean Energy Victory: 10,000 Megawatts of Battery Storage
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom - April 25, 2024

Storing Renewable Energy, One Balloon at a Time
New York Times - March 18, 2024

2022

Wood Mackenzie: Investment pours in for long-duration energy storage, but scale remains challenge
The Washington Post - December 8, 2022

California moves to up PG&E energy storage contract prices amid ‘unprecedented’ market conditions
Utility Dive - November 9, 2022

California funds 60 MWh tribal long-duration storage project with nation’s largest vanadium redox flow battery
Utility Dive - November 9, 2022

California requires utilities to develop and post hourly retail electric rates
PV Magazine - October 26, 2022

California is awash in renewable energy — except when it’s most needed
The Washington Post - September 21, 2022

Advancing the energy storage deployment California needs: CESA interview
Energy Storage News - September 20, 2022

California zoning exemption granted to enable ‘even more rapid’ energy storage deployment
Energy Storage News - August 31, 2022

What inflation – and the Inflation Reduction Act – mean for the clean energy sector
Utility Dive - August 16, 2022

California ISO moves to enhance reliability, economic prospects for utility-scale energy storage
Utility Dive - July 12, 2022

Energy storage soars despite international and national supply challenges: report
Utility Dive - June 22, 2022

Optimize rising renewables levels by increasing deployment of different types of energy storage: MIT
Utility Dive - May 27, 2022

California’s plan to avoid blackouts relies on fossil fuels as last resort
Canary Media - May 25, 2022

2021

RFP issued for 500MW pumped hydro energy storage in California
Energy Storage News - September 17, 2021

Vistra's 1.2 GWh Moss Landing storage facility remains offline after overheating incident
Utility Dive - September 7, 2021

California's growing storage fleet is beginning to impact energy markets as envisioned, says grid operator
Utility Dive - August 31, 2021

Editorial: For the sake of the planet, don’t remove California’s governor
Los Angeles Times - August 30, 2021

California PUC unveils draft plan for 'forward-thinking' distributed energy policy
Utility Dive - July 27, 2021

VIDEO: How far off are we from viable long-duration energy storage?
Energy Storage News - May 27, 2021

Taking Charge: AES CEO Andrés Gluski on meeting the demands of the clean energy transition
Utility Dive - May 25, 2021

Hydrostor building up to 1 GW compressed air storage to meet California's shifting resource needs
Utility Dive - May 4, 2021

CAISO launches stakeholder process to optimize market for storage
Utility Dive - April 30, 2021

How Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan could boost California's energy transition
Utility Dive - April 6, 2021

California’s critical long-duration electricity storage requirement needs to be planned for
Energy Storage News - April 1, 2021

Long-duration storage: multitude of solutions set to step up to the plate
Energy Storage News - March 25, 2021

New deals in Australia’s growing redox flow battery sector
PV Magazine - March 16, 2021

California’s Plan: Crowdsource Distributed Energy to Replace Grid Upgrades
Greentech Media - February 5, 2021

Industry bodies welcome grid mapping changes in California
PV Tech - February 2, 2021

California approves PG&E, SDG&E, SCE microgrid tariffs with eye to upcoming fire season
Utility Dive - January 19, 2021

2020

Report: Up to 55 GW of Energy Storage Needed in California by 2045
California Energy Markets - December 18, 2020

New CESA report claims California needs to deploy 55 GW of long duration energy storage by 2045
CSP Focus - December 14, 2020

CAISO approves hybrid storage policies as California preps to add 1.5 GW by 2022
Utility Dive - November 24, 2020

California Shifts $100M in Behind-the-Meter Battery Incentives to Low-Income Communities
Greentech Media - October 23, 2020

The First Major Long-Duration Storage Procurement Has Arrived
Greentech Media - October 16, 2020

To batteries and beyond: Compressed air, liquid air and the holy grail of long-duration storage
Utility Dive - October 14, 2020

California’s Interconnection Rules Open Doors to Flexible Solar-Storage, Vehicle-to-Grid Charging
Greentech Media - September 30, 2020

California Won’t Touch Wildfire Budgets in Behind-the-Meter Battery Incentive Shift
Greentech Media - September 17, 2020

25 Stakeholders Press California to Move Ahead with Microgrid Tariffs
Microgrid Knowledge - September 14, 2020

Taking charge: Fluence CEO Manuel Pérez Dubuc views storage as the 'holy grail' for high renewables
Utility Dive - August 28, 2020

California’s energy emergency: ‘The answer is to build out more solar-charged batteries’
Energy Storage News - August 19, 2020

'Good news': Stakeholders optimistic about selection of BPA's Mainzer as CAISO head
Utility Dive - August 10, 2020

Grid-Level Energy Storage Ready for Takeoff but Barriers Remain
T&D World - July 28, 2020

SGIP funding for solar plus storage is the economic boost California needs now Solar Builder Magazine - July 20, 2020

Largest US battery resource connects to CAISO grid, signaling next phase in California's storage growth Utility Dive - July 14, 2020

California CEC Looks at Future of Microgrids in Workshop Beginning Today
Microgrid Knowledge - July 7, 2020

Falling renewable storage costs make 90% of carbon free feasible by 2035, UC Berkeley finds
Utility Dive - June 9, 2020

As PG&E highlights potential need for fossil fuel to address power shutoffs , groups press for more storage
Utility Dive - June 2, 2020

California PUC Urged to Order Clean Energy Solicitation to Reduce Wildfire Outages
Microgrid Knowledge - May 28, 2020

PG&E’s total storage procurements pass 1 GW with latest round of projects
Utility Dive - May 21, 2020

Southern California Edison Contracts Mammoth 770MW Energy Storage Portfolio to Replace California Gas Plants
GTM - May 1, 2020

Solar and storage advocates call for real-time pricing option in California
pv magazine - April 13, 2020

California Looks for Long-Duration Renewable Energy Storage Contracts for 2026
SolarPACES - April 12, 2020

California regulator includes long duration storage in roadmap to greenhouse gas reduction goals
Energy-Storage.news - April 2, 2020

CESA Editorial: For a reliable grid, California must capture and store wind and solar energy
CalMatters - February 7, 2020

California PUC Urged to Give Non-Utilities a Fair Crack at Microgrid Projects
Microgrid Knowledge - February 6, 2020

2019

Glendale Water & Power Joins California Energy Storage Alliance
T&D World - November 22, 2019

The Cost of Battery Storage Plummets at the Right Moment for California
KQED News - November 21, 2019

With California’s Wildfire Season Coming, San Diego Microgrids Face Two-Year Delay
Microgrid Knowledge - May 31, 2019

California wildfires, bankruptcy create uncertainty over PG&E’s renewables and storage future
Energy Storage.News - January 31, 2019

2018

Accelerating to 100%: In Conversation with Janice Lin of CESA, Part 2
Energy Storage.News - December 19, 2018

Accelerating to 100%: In Conversation with Janice Lin of CESA, Part 1
Energy Storage.News - December 18, 2018

Optimizing natural gas generation with energy storage
Utility Dive - October 25, 2018

Energy storage-plus-natural gas a “game changer” in pathway to 100% renewable grids
Energy Storage.News - October 1, 2018

California PUC unveils proposed fix to storage incentive program, quantifying GHG reductions
Utility Dive - September 18, 2018

California's BTM energy storage moves forward, but is it good for the climate?
Utility Dive - September 4, 2018

California ISO's long road ahead to turn storage into a transmission asset
Utility Dive - June 26, 2018

California looks to next steps as utilities near energy storage targets
Utility Dive - June 12, 2018

Order to solicit batteries in California shows 'energy storage is effective capacity resource'
Energy Storage News - February 6, 2018

California regulators at 'essential starting point' to enable revenue stacking
Energy Storage News - January 30, 2018

2017

California Law Will Streamline Permitting for Distributed Energy Storage
Greentech Media - October 9, 2017

California's Grid Operator Looks at How to Absorb Excess Solar Energy with Storage
Microgrid Knowledge - October 6, 2017

California system operator CAISO wants to incentivize solar load shifting with energy storage
Energy Storage News - September 27, 2017

California Gives Confused Cities a Hand in Permiting Energy Storage
Microgrid Knowledge - September 22, 2017

What California's heat wave revealed about demand response
Utility DIVE - September 20, 2017

US Solar Eclipse Opens Window of Opportunity for Energy Storage to Shine
Solar Magazine - August, 18, 2017

The Solar Eclipse Could Become a Massive Test Case for Grid Storage
Greentech Media - August, 18, 2017

US Solar Eclipse Opens Window of Opportunity for Energy Storage to Shine
Solar Magazine - August 18, 2017

3,000 MW of California energy storage will ramp to deal with solar eclipse
PV Tech - August 17, 2017

Storage will help stabilize California grid during eclipse
pv magazine - August 17, 2017

3,000 MW of California energy storage will ramp to deal with solar eclipse
Energy Storage News - August 17, 2017

Solar will shine during eclipse
Innovators Magazine - August 16, 2017

Energy Storage in the Spotlight at San Diego Convention
FutureStructure - August 10, 2017

Energy storage gets ready for its close-up
The San Diego Union Tribune - August 9, 2017

What's missing from the 100% renewable energy debate
Utility Dive - August 3, 2017

How Giant Batteries Can Help Reduce Emissions
FutureStructure - July 19, 2017

California bill seeks to help local governments permit storage systems
Utility Dive - July 10, 2017

California Bill Aims to Help Befuddled Cities, Towns Permit Energy Storage Quickly
Microgrid Knowledge - July 7, 2017

Energy Storage Rose From California Crisis
IEEE Spectrum - May 8, 2017

Is battery energy storage at a 'turning point' for US utilities?
Utility Dive - April 11, 2017

Herding Cats: California PUC President Picker on the new DER Action Plan
Utility Dive - February 27, 2017

Old Carlsbad power plant's environmental toll will persist
inewsource - February 15, 2017

Stern proposes clean-energy storage push
The Signal Santa Clarita Valley - January 30, 2017

2016

'A Wild Ride': Term Winds Down for CPUC Commissioner Mike Florio
Greentech Media - November 29, 2016

Is the 'Babylon Battery' the World's First Electrochemical Battery?
Greentech Media - November 23, 2016

California bills to dramatically expand distributed energy storage
PV Magazine - September 30, 2016

California Enacts 4 New Laws to Promote Energy Storage
Greentech Media - September 29, 2016

California accelerates energy storage deployment with new legislation
Energy Storage News - September 28, 2016

Utilities meet tight energy storage deadline
The San Diego Union Tribune - September 13, 2016

Blackouts looming, California speeds battery deployment after Aliso Canyon gas leak
Utility Dive - August 11, 2016

California PUC issues revised self-generation rules favoring storage
Utility Dive - June 27, 2016

Global Energy Market Developments and the Rise of Renewables and Energy Storage
ABC Australia Business - June 1, 2016

Global Energy Market Developments and the Rise of Renewables and Energy Storage
ABC Australia Radio Network - June 1, 2016

CPUC Staff to Bloom Energy: Your Fuel Cells Shouldn't Get State Incentives
Greentech Media - March 16, 2016

2015

How Building a Better Battery Would Change the Game for Renewable Energy
PBS News Hour - Dec 15, 2015

Value of Battery-Backed Solar in California: 25 Cents Per Kilowatt-Hour
Greentech Media - September 4, 2015

CESA’s Janice Lin: Using Energy Storage Makes the Most of Electricity
SolarEnergy.net - Mar 26, 2015

2014

Energy Storage Emerges as an All-Purpose Grid Asset
Renewable Energy World - November 19, 2014

Big storage procurements leave more questions than answers
Utility Dive - November 13, 2014

Australian Energy Storage Alliance launches
Sustainability Matters - October 23, 2014

Electric vehicles: Saviour of utilities, or destroyer?
RenewEconomy - October 17, 2014

2013

California Energy Storage Plan May Require $3 Billion Investment
Bloomberg News - June 12, 2013

California Sets Energy Storage Target of 1.3 GW by 2020
Greentech Media - June 11, 2013

California Requiring 50 MW Of Energy Storage For Local Requirements
CleanTechnica - February 20, 2013

California Sets 50MW Target For Grid Energy Storage
Greentech Media - February 13, 2013

Edison Seeking Energy Storage to Meet California Requirement
Bloomberg - February 13, 2013Over 50 California Companies Send Letter to Congress Urging Investment Tax Credit for Storage