Battery Storage

In an op-ed for the Nevada Political Journal, United’s Brian Turner, Google’s Ellen Zuckerman, and Southwest Energy Efficiency Project’s Courtney Fieldman highlight a proposed pilot program run by NV Energy that would allow large load customers to voluntarily fund home energy upgrades and battery installations for residents, helping lower household energy costs and creating more room on the grid for new economic growth.

Canary Media reports that PJM Interconnection is taking steps to reform its surplus interconnection rules, potentially allowing battery storage to be added to existing power plants and renewable energy projects more quickly to help meet rising electricity demand and reduce grid costs. Advanced Energy United’s Jon Gordon highlights an upcoming November stakeholder meeting as a key step toward reforms that could be submitted for federal approval as early as April 2027. 

Advanced Energy United’s Chris D’Agostino highlights research showing how commonsense siting reform and expanded battery storage deployment could save the average Pennsylvania household approximately $225 annually by 2029. By removing barriers to solar and energy storage development, Pennsylvania policymakers can unlock new energy resources, strengthen grid reliability, and lower electricity costs for families and businesses across the Commonwealth.

Drawing on a 12-hour power outage in Norfolk, Virginia, Advanced Energy United’s Jim Purekal highlights in an opinion piece for The Virginian-Pilot how battery storage can improve grid reliability, lower electricity costs, and provide backup power for homes as demand grows. With battery costs declining and Virginia already investing in energy storage projects, the author urges the state to accelerate deployment of batteries as an affordable, flexible, and cleaner energy solution.

Illinois’ first battery storage procurement under the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act secured 600 MW of new storage commitments, falling short of its initial target but marking progress toward the state’s 3 GW goal by 2030. In Canary Media, Advanced Energy United’s Brett Sproul highlights how PJM interconnection delays are creating uncertainty for developers and how expanding future procurement opportunities to include solar-plus-storage projects could help accelerate deployment.

Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation that would require electric utilities to set targets for and procure 3.5 GWs of battery storage.

Canary Media reports that Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger released a new clean energy plan that leverages the growth of data centers to go carbon-free and outlines four utility pathways to net-zero carbon by 2050. United’s Jim Purekal applauded the Spanberger administration’s ambitious clean energy goals, stating that “setting energy goals is one thing, but showing the path to achieving them is a step up.”

Cardinal News reports that Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger unveiled her administration’s energy plan, outlining multiple ways that Virginia’s power sector could achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while keeping electricity affordable and reliable. United’s Jim Purekal praised the plan’s emphasis on flexibility, highlighting that by putting distributed energy resources, battery storage, virtual power plants, and demand flexibility to work, Virginia can get more out of the grid it already has.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority selected several energy storage and large-scale renewable projects to receive financial support, totaling almost 1.7GW of clean energy resources expected to be online by 2030. United’s Senior Vice President of Advocacy Amisha Rai told Utility Dive that bringing new renewable energy and storage projects online means more homegrown power, more flexibility for the grid, and more investment in communities statewide.

Capitol News Illinois reports that Illinois regulators conducted the first battery storage procurement event required by energy legislation that became law this year, resulting in the procurement of 600MW of new utility-scale energy storage projects. United’s Brett Sproul spoke to the benefits of these energy storage projects in helping Illinois meet peak demand, strengthen grid reliability, and address rising electricity costs statewide.

A new United report finds that Pennsylvania can lower electricity costs by making it easier and faster to build advanced energy and battery storage projects.

Pennsylvania families are paying the price for skyrocketing utility bills. But a new analysis, prepared by Synapse Energy Economics for Advanced Energy United, finds that reforming Pennsylvania’s clean energy siting rules and advancing battery storage can deliver significant savings for consumers while helping the state meet growing electricity demand.