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Phoebe Skok editor

Phoebe Skok editor

Phoebe Skok

Phoebe is a freelance journalist and science writer whose expertise lies in emerging technologies, energy policy, and details of the energy transition.

phoebe.skok@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Phoebe Skok

Policy

Setting the stage for US energy storage Sweeping import tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made waves for the US clean energy industry in a tempestuous 2025. While solar developers chase safe harboring deadlines, US energy storage manufacturing could benefit from rules that encourage onshoring, provided there is policy certainty to bank on.

23 hours ago

Sodium-ion batteries

Peak Energy, RWE to deploy first sodium-ion battery in MISO A pilot project from Peak Energy and RWE comes quick on the heels of Peak’s deployment of the largest grid-scale sodium-ion storage system in the US last July.

Mar 12, 2026

Supply chain

New platform feature brings tariff and FEOC risk modeling into BESS procurement Updated offerings from Anza hope to compress energy storage development timelines amid tariff volatility and policy risk.

Mar 04, 2026

Revenue streams

Winter Storm Fern: BESS faces first major scarcity test in ERCOT’s redesigned market Early conclusions are emerging from the long-awaited Real-Time Co-optimization plus Batteries (RTC+B) program in Texas.

Feb 20, 2026

Software

Texas lands its first battery-only virtual power plant Solrite and sonnen’s new VPP offering builds on their previous collaboration to provide Texas homeowners with 60 kWh of storage, backup power and a $0.12/kWh retail rate.

Feb 12, 2026

Markets

ERCOT BESS interconnection applications drop 50% in H2 2025 as faults in the boom emerge New data out of Modo Energy suggests only about 85% of large batteries with signed interconnection agreements are likely to be built, as queue timelines stretch beyond four years.

Feb 06, 2026

Manufacturing

“Made in the USA” batteries might still fail FEOC Even US-assembled storage systems can carry FEOC exposure via upstream ownership and materials processing, which is forcing developers to rethink diligence, serviceability and replacement strategies.

Feb 03, 2026

Grid-scale

What it’s like to build grid-scale batteries in Texas versus California While both markets face ancillary market saturation, it has very different consequences in CAISO than in ERCOT.

Jan 22, 2026

Manufacturing

NeoVolta, PotisEdge, and LONGi partner on 8 GWh battery manufacturing facility in Georgia The partnership with PotisEdge and LONGi marks NeoVolta’s first move into domestic manufacturing.

Jan 21, 2026

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