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Phoebe Skok

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Technologies

Why ELCC is becoming the grid’s next big storage metric As utilities add short-duration lithium ion battery storage systems to meet rising peaks, their Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC) declines and creates a growing role for thermal and other long-duration technologies.

Jul 17, 2025

Flow batteries

US bets on fire-resilient batteries in latest $15m storage awards Non-lithium chemistry stands out as an attractive option for fire-resilient devices.

Jul 10, 2025

Policy

How ERCOT’s upcoming RTC+B program could unlock new value streams for storage ERCOT’s long-anticipated real-time co-optimization initiative marks a fundamental shift in how batteries are treated, dispatched and monetized across the Texas grid.

Jul 02, 2025

Fire risk and safety

EticaAG launches toxin filtration system for lithium ion batteries The development comes on the heels of the company’s proprietary immersion technology which aims to eliminate thermal runaway risks.

Jun 25, 2025

Finance

The silver lining of ERCOT’s supposed market saturation Not everyone sees ERCOT’s battery glut as a crisis. Some, including a storage-only IPP, see it as storage is finally doing what it promised.

Jun 19, 2025

Products

What happens when transportation infrastructure can’t handle heavier batteries? System weight is becoming a larger obstacle to deployment than energy density, says director of energy storage at Clean Energy Associates.

Jun 18, 2025

Finance

Why long-duration doesn’t pay – yet. Despite growing recognition of long-duration storage’s importance, independent system operator (ISO) and regional transmission organization (RTO) market structures in the US still reward short-term response, leaving developers little financial incentive to build batteries with more than two hours of capacity.

Jun 13, 2025

Markets

What developers are still getting wrong about battery risk Insurers caution that key blind spots remain for energy storage developers going through the underwriting process.

Jun 05, 2025

Policy

Powin Energy’s future hangs in the balance with 250 jobs at stake Powin is the second Oregon-based battery company in recent days to announce potential closures and financial difficulties.

Jun 05, 2025

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