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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

Revenue streams

Making sense of CAISO’s bid cost recovery mechanism and what it means for batteries As California batteries increasingly depend on bid cost recovery to smooth out market deviations, the make-whole mechanism is being reshaped to balance flexibility and fairness.

Sep 11, 2025

Technologies

Polymer batteries could help protect the energy storage industry from copper tariffs As tariffs push copper costs higher, one startup thinks additive manufacturing could free batteries from the metal altogether.

Sep 09, 2025

Offgrid

Batteries could be the catalyst for the next phase of the AI boom On-site storage paired with hydrogen and solar could unlock reliability and scalability for next-gen data centers.

Sep 03, 2025

Grid-scale

How batteries can change a data center application from a “no” to a “yes” Energy storage can be the final push a utility needs to accept a new large load application.

Sep 01, 2025

Policy

Turbulent times for US energy storage US President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4, dealing a blow to clean energy. The OBBBA kills many of the provisions in the US Inflation Reduction Act that were most impactful for the energy storage industry, and while no one is fully sure what comes next, many are bracing for turbulence.

Aug 19, 2025

Distributed

AI is transforming residential storage fleets. What does that look like in practice? Predictive diagnostics and self-testing can help residential battery systems reduce downtime and cut service costs.

Aug 12, 2025

Finance

Why this storage investor is choosing execution risk over technology risk Investments are shifting focus to late-venture and early-growth storage bets that scale proven business models rather than novel chemistries or technologies.

Aug 07, 2025

Markets

Storage growth spreads as California and Texas lose market share U.S. energy storage hit new highs in Q1 2025, but developers are navigating tariffs, price spikes, and One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) uncertainty heading into the second half.

Aug 05, 2025

Supply chain

How developers are mixing imported and domestic batteries to maximize post-OBBB tax credits To keep projects pencilled out, U.S. developers are pairing lower-cost imported components with domestic manufacturing.

Aug 01, 2025

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