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WattPower introduces 506 kW grid-forming inverter for utility-scale solar

WattPower says its 506KTL inverter has a maximum efficiency of 99.1% and a European efficiency of 98.8%. The post WattPower introduces 506 kW grid-forming inverter for utility-sca...

Large loads face reliability requirements under MISO proposal

MISO defines “large loads” as those above 50 GW and “computational loads” as large loads that include at least 25 MW of demand from information technology equipment. The separate c...

Google, Voltus Scale Virtual Power Plant Tenfold to 1 GW Across PJM Grid

Google and Voltus have expanded their agreement to build a 1-gigawatt (GW) virtual power plant across the PJM grid region. A virtual power plant pools many small energy users so […...

Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit

The grid has been straining under the weight of new AI data centers, and that has utilities courting fusion startups.

EnerNex: large loads, new rules

AI mega-campuses are reshaping grid planning and exposing limits of traditional studies.

Tata Power shares gain as subsidiary logs 130% growth in Q2 utility-scale execution

Tata Power said its utility-scale operational portfolio has grown to 7.2 GW, comprising 5.8 GW of solar, 1.3 GW of wind and 281.2 MWh of battery storage capacity.

Looking beyond peak: Industry coalition floats new approach to measuring grid utilization

Current grid utilization should be viewed not as a problem, but as an opportunity to advance affordability and free up new capacity, writes Ian Magruder, executive director of Util...

U.S. Grid Congestion Intensifies As Data Centers Compound Transmission Constraints

Utilities fall 13% in quarter; Constellation Energy gains as PG&E leads declines

Maximizing efficiency: How commissioning and retro-commissioning facilities can strengthen grid resiliency

Utilities turn to onsite power as demand outpaces grid capacity.

Solar’s infrastructure obstacle

During the development of a recent utility-scale project in Texas’ ERCOT grid interconnection zone, Levona Renewables CEO Fernando Queiroz found his team spending more time evaluat...

Adapt to deliver

The US solar industry has become remarkably good at building utility-scale projects. The challenge now is delivering on the exact day the interconnection agreement expects. Chinmay...

Scaling up in Brazil

The 752 MW (AC) Assú Sol solar complex in northeastern Brazil is the largest operational PV project in multinational energy company Engie’s global portfolio. Guilherme Ferrari, ren...

The virtuous cycle of inclusive utility investment and virtual power plants

Inclusive investment is a mechanism enabling distributed resources to scale beyond affluent early adopters, creating a broader pathway for virtual power plants, writes Zuha Maryam...

Battery storage is scaling fast. Here’s how utilities can trust it to perform.

Battery storage is expanding rapidly, reshaping power systems and supporting a more flexible grid.

Front-of-meter solar, storage could serve 32% of California’s 2032 peak load: study

An analysis commissioned by the Coalition for Community Solar Access found untapped opportunity for 3,100 distribution-connected projects in the state’s three investor-owned utilit...

Scaling residential VPPs could cut electric bill increases by half: Brattle

Utilities should look to OEM-led enrollment strategies to expand residential virtual power plants utilizing thermostats, batteries and EV chargers, according to The Brattle Group.

A VPP is a garden. Let’s make them flourish nationwide.

Utilities keep buying VPPs like power plants. The megawatts are identical. The asset is not.

UL launches program for vehicle-to-grid certification

UL Solutions announced its new certification program for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies, helping advance the use of electric vehicles as a resource for the electric power grid....

Facilities fueling energy storage installations

The market for commercial systems will grow 27% over the next five years, say American Clean Power and Wood Mackenzie.

AEP in deal to buy up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators

Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under contract to Google.

BYD launches 62 MWh GC Block for gigawatt-scale battery storage plants

BYD Energy Storage has launched a standardized battery storage unit with three configurations covering two- to six-hour applications and up to 62 MWh of capacity. The post BYD lau...

Hitachi to double US production of small and medium-sized power transformers

A Mississippi facility will produce transformers in the 10 MVA to 160 MVA range, designed for voltages up to 230 kV. The additional capacity “is expected to help alleviate industry...

Google supersizes PJM virtual power plant to more than 1 GW

Such contracts signal a turning point for distributed resources in energy markets, industry sources say. Demand response revenue in PJM jumped 240% from 2024 to 2025, reaching $523...