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Colorado Utility Develops First Large-Scale Battery Storage System

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Colorado-based wholesale public power provider Platte River Power Authority announced it is working with Weld Energy Storage, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, to develop the electric utility's first large-scale battery energy storage project.

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U.S. Utility-Scale Battery Storage Has Surged 15-Fold Since 2020

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electricity networks, with power utilities focusing more on building out capacity from natural gas plants and renewable energy sources. For years, battery systems have only played a marginal role in U.S.

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Natural gas utilities are innovating to fill storage gap

American Gas Association

America’s natural gas utilities are working alongside state governments and businesses to deliver more energy to consumers, support manufacturing, and ensure reliable energy for data centers across the country. The nation’s natural gas utilities are already hard at work innovating to find new, more flexible answers and grow storage options.

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Finland Ending Use of Coal as Last Utility-Scale Plant Shuts Down

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The last operating large coal-fired power plant in Finland has shut down, with the facility’s operator saying it now will use electricity, waste heat, and heat pumpsalong with burning biomassto […] The post Finland Ending Use of Coal as Last Utility-Scale Plant Shuts Down appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Utility Global, Hanwha Collaborate on Hydrogen Production Using Biogas

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Utility Global, a clean hydrogen production group, announced it will partner with Hanwha Corp. The post Utility Global, Hanwha Collaborate on Hydrogen Production Using Biogas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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U.S. power utilities seek price hikes on AI demand

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(Oil Price) – Power utilities in the United States have applied for permission to raise electricity prices, with a demand surge from AI data centers suggested as the reason, the Financial Times reported today, citing data from PowerLines, an energy affordability advocacy. In the first half of this year, U.S. can be leader in AI.

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China Cements Leadership in Wind and Solar

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The country that is already home to the most sizable wind and solar generation capacity in the world, is in the process of building 510 GW more in utility-scale solar and wind capacity, the climate NGO said. The global total including China’s share stands at 689 GW.

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