From 2000 to 2023, extreme weather resulted in about 80% of all major U.S. power outages. These disruptions do more than inconvenience—they endanger access to critical services, spoil billions of ...

The expiration of the 30% federal tax credit for solar and battery installations at the end of 2025 doesn’t necessarily make ...

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Integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS) with solar projects is continuing to be a key strategy for strengthening grid resilience and optimising power dispatch. With proper planning, power ...

Pairing solar and battery with a heat pump installation will also maximises heating savings. With the heat pump already ...

As with most industries treated favorably in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, the domestic energy storage market ...

If you’re considering installing solar panels at home, you’ve likely come across solar batteries, which are large lithium-ion packs that store excess power for when the sun isn’t shining. Using the ...

Californians who install rooftop solar energy systems that come with a battery storage unit have been able to hire their contractor to maintain the battery system and add to it over time. That will ...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law in December revised “smart solar” permitting legislation (S4100/A5264). The State ...

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Arc flashes are a major concern for solar and battery energy storage system owners and operators alike. Such failures—which produce an explosion of extreme heat, molten shrapnel, and intense light ...