Interconnection queues across the country are bursting with requests from battery energy storage systems (BESS) and hybrid power plants pairing storage with solar or wind. Because of their growing numbers and the differences in their operating characteristics from traditional synchronous generation, NERC issued a reliability guideline in March on the resources’ performance capabilities and how …

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MISO is seeking a near-term pathway for hybrid resources in its markets while it works on a permanent participation model for storage-renewable combinations.

The Northeast Energy and Commerce Association hosted a webinar on hybrid resources as part of its series on the role of energy storage in decarbonization.

NYISO kicked off an effort to create a market participation model for hybrid storage aggregation resources.

NERC said grid planners must prepare for the coming surge in battery storage, which is expected to double to 4 GW by 2023.

FERC approved a CAISO plan meant to allow co-located resources to connect to the grid more quickly and seamlessly in the coming months.

The CAISO board praised the work of retiring colleague David Olsen and adopted the second phase of its hybrid resource plan.

The NYISO Business Issues Committee approved rule changes regarding transmission congestion contracts and hybrid storage facilities.

FERC broke with precedent in a decision that will hamstring the ability of hybrid resource developers to optimize the output of projects.

NYISO is nearing a vote on market participation rules for hybrid storage and generation resources, with plans to submit the proposal in 2021.