Energy storage
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Base Power is adapting its distributed battery storage program for PJM
As the startup secures permission to operate in Illinois, it's eyeing a product for data centers.
Maeve AllsupApr 14, 2026 -
How Critical Loop uses microgrids to unlock industrial load
Led by a former SpaceX engineer, the startup just raised a $26 million Series A for more scalable storage-based microgrids.
Bianca GiacoboneApr 13, 2026 -
Xcel’s tricky work of building the first utility-owned VPP
Critics lament the novel Minnesota program’s design, arguing it doesn’t measure up to what the utility promised.
Lisa Martine JenkinsApr 9, 2026 -
How Redwood Energy built a grid storage product
The battery recycling company's energy arm is taking a “ruthless simplicity” approach to storage infrastructure for data centers.
Maeve AllsupApr 7, 2026 -
Battery booms and the rise of flexibility
As storage markets saturate, value is shifting from building batteries to optimizing them — with AI and new flexibility models leading the way.
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How to use storage to reduce the grid’s emissions
Tierra Climate deployed a 100-MW battery in Texas explicitly to reduce emissions — and avoided nearly 1,500 metric tons of CO2.
Bianca GiacoboneMar 26, 2026 -
Risk is reshaping the battery market
Battery moratoriums are a sign that the market is calling for a pivot to safer technologies.
Graeme GrantMar 25, 2026 -
Crusoe embraces storage via deals with Form Energy and Redwood Materials
The modular data center developer will buy 12 GWh of iron-air batteries in 2027.
