Energy Storage news - August 14th, 2020

This week’s TOP 5 talks about CenterPoint Energy's tender for up to 1.3 GW of solar,wind and storage capacity, the approval of Vistra's expansion plans for the California Moss Landing project to reach 1,500MW/6,000MWh of battery storage, the completion of South Somerset's 30-MW Fideoak Mill battery project, GRIDSERVE's acquisition of the Clayhill solar-storage project and Duke Energy's plans to shift investments towards solar and storage.

1. Indiana-based SIGECO, part of CenterPoint Energy, is tendering for up to 1 GW of solar plus storage and 300 MW of wind to replace 730 MW of coal-fired capacity by 2024.
2. Vistra Energy got the approval for a 4-hour, 1,200-MW extension to its notorious 300MW/1,200MWh Moss Landing battery storage project in California for a total capacity of 1,500MW/6,000MWh.
3. Kiwi Power installed the final 5 MW of capacity at the 30 MW Fideoak Mill battery project in South Somerset, England.
4. In an effort towards becoming a service provider, Anesco sold its Bedfordshire Clayhill solar-plus-storage-project to GRIDSERVE. This UK ‘subsidy-free’ project combines 10 MW of solar PV with 6 MW of battery storage.
5. In the aftermath of a $1.6-billion loss due to the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Duke Energy is eyeing “low-cost, smaller-scale” investments such as solar and battery storage.