February 17, 2021
How has COVID-19 changed the way your company does business? We’ve had to adjust the way we operate on a day-to-day basis, but it has also driven us to be innovative in our approach to the market. We focused on developing online content, webinars, and tools to help our customers, installers, and distributors learn more […]
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Source: EnergySage Electriq Power is a San Leandro, California-based energy storage company that designs and engineers its storage systems in the United States. Electriq’s original product, the PowerPod 1, includes a battery, hybrid battery/solar inverter, home energy management system, and an energy meter. Their newest product, the PowerPod 2, has a different chemistry and upgraded technical […]
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Source: OpenADR It is exciting to see more members participating in the OpenADR 2.0 DR Program testing and certification program. This is key in getting other members on board to participate in the program so utilities can benefit from the value it provides. The OpenADR 2.0 DR Program Implementation Guide is a tool for utilities […]
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Source: WIRED In addition to struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic like everyone else, we Californians had another crisis to contend with this year that you might have heard about: fire season. When PG&E—the utility that serves the northern two-thirds of the state—first announced in October 2019 that it would be implementing intentional blackouts across its coverage […]
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Source: Energy-Storage.News Balancing the electricity supply system is not a simple task anywhere in the world, especially as more and more distributed energy resources come online. OpenADR can kick in whenever the grid operator needs to reduce demand to keep the system stable. Aric Saunders of Electriq Power, a California-based provider of battery energy storage systems […]
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Source: Commercial Property Executive Electriq Power’s Aric Saunders shares his insights into the evolving energy storage market. Microgrids and battery storage, once used in remote areas to power off-grid villages, military operations or industrial projects, are now being used in cities and towns, urban centers, university or corporate campuses, hospitals and data centers. They keep […]
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Source: PV Mag USA Electriq Power, a developer of integrated home energy storage entered into an agreement with Lilypad Energy, a provider of data analytics solutions for the energy industry focusing on battery energy storage applications. Lilypad Energy will enhance the performance capabilities of Electriq Power’s fleet of residential and small commercial battery systems that can […]
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Source: North American Clean Energy Getting started – the interconnection process During a typical installation of any distributed energy resource throughout the U.S., an interconnection application (detailing specifications of the systems being installed) must be submitted to the local utility. This applies to both large-scale and residential facilities, including solar power systems (which are classified […]
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Source: Energy-Storage.News In the US, as with most other parts of the world, distributed energy storage can help homeowners and businesses to reduce the carbon footprint of their electricity use, back up their loads in case of emergencies and allow them a degree of energy independence from the grid. While these are all important and […]
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Source: Solar Builder Electriq Power has enhanced the capabilities of its PowerPod residential battery system amid growing demand for home battery solutions as more people work from home. California homeowners in particular can benefit immediately from a robust backup power resource as they prepare for wildfire season and recently announced Public Safety Power Shutoffs. Under statewide […]
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