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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

Grid-scale

Pacific Northwest data center opts for BESS to jump the interconnection queue Calibrant Energy will install the system next year at Aligned Data Centers’ Pacific Northwest (PNW) site in what the companies call the nation’s first battery built to help data centers speed up interconnection.

Oct 23, 2025

Grid-scale

Why energy storage is increasingly dictating data center site selection Regulatory pressure, not technology limits, is driving the next wave of storage deployment across US data center hubs.

Oct 20, 2025

Projects & Applications

Why Big Tech could outpace utilities in deploying multi-day storage With hyperscalers searching for clean, round-the-clock power, developers see a new market for battery systems that can run for 100 hours or more.

Oct 10, 2025

Policy

Storage is the winner in the post-OBBBA energy space, report says A new report highlights tariff volatility and foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions as key risks for storage, even as batteries emerge relatively unscathed from the American budget bill.

Sep 29, 2025

Software

Telemetry could impact ERCOT’s rollout of real-time co-optimization with batteries Projects that fail to upgrade their data infrastructure risk underperformance, delays, and lost trust with the network operator.

Sep 23, 2025

Sodium-ion batteries

While it’s easy to announce a battery gigafactory, it’s much harder to build one America’s battery factory build-out hinges on experienced operating teams.

Sep 15, 2025

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

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