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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

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

Sodium-ion batteries

Peak Energy launches first U.S. grid-scale sodium-ion storage system In a shared pilot with utilities and IPPs, Peak Energy’s passively cooled sodium-ion system targets a 20% lifetime cost drop and a 33% cut in degradation over 20 years.

Jul 30, 2025

Fire risk and safety

System-level failures are the next frontier for safer battery storage A recent Clean Energy Associates webinar walked through why quality assurance must include integration, supplier oversight and on-site training to reduce system-level risks.

Jul 30, 2025

Supply chain

CEA: 21 GWh of US battery energy storage factories cancelled in 2025 Q2 reports from consultancy Clean Energy Associates (CEA) highlight a growing appetite for US-made energy storage systems (ESS) – driven by falling costs – even as manufacturing projects are cancelled or delayed.

Jul 24, 2025

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