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EcoFlow unveils home battery system with one-week installation time EcoFlow has introduced the DELTA Pro Ultra X, a modular whole-home battery system designed for fast installation, scalable storage, and smart energy management.
Phoebe Skok
Oct 15, 2025
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How rooftop solar can complicate residential real estate transactions Many homeowners assume leased or loaned solar systems will boost their home’s value, but outstanding loans often drag down equity instead.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 23, 2025
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Why this storage investor is choosing execution risk over technology risk Investments are shifting focus to late-venture and early-growth storage bets that scale proven business models rather than novel chemistries or technologies.
Phoebe Skok
Aug 14, 2025
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Vertical integration in solar? Harder than it looks While owning customer relationships and generating assets is enticing, it’s not as straightforward as it might seem, according to Zoë Gamble of CleanChoice Energy.
Phoebe Skok
Aug 12, 2025
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Turbulent times for US energy storage US President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4, dealing a blow to clean energy. The OBBBA kills many of the provisions in the US Inflation Reduction Act that were most impactful for the energy storage industry, and while no one is fully sure what comes next, many are bracing for turbulence, as Phoebe Skok reports.
Phoebe Skok
Aug 04, 2025
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Peak Energy launches first US grid-scale sodium-ion storage system Peak Energy’s passively cooled sodium-ion system, part of a shared pilot with utilities and independent power producers (IPPs), targets a 20% lifetime cost drop and a 33% cut in degradation over 20 years.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 31, 2025
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System-level failures – the next frontier for safer battery storage A recent Clean Energy Associates (CEA) webinar walked through why quality assurance must include integration, supplier oversight and on-site training to reduce system-level risks.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 30, 2025
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CEA records 21 GWh of US battery storage factory cancellations in 2025 Clean Energy Associates (CEA) says falling costs are driving rising demand for US-made energy storage systems, based on second-quarter data, even as some manufacturing projects are canceled or delayed.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 24, 2025
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Gaining a battery storage edge in California and Texas grids A GridBeyond study says succeeding in saturated battery storage markets requires software-driven agility and real-time decision-making.
Phoebe Skok
Jul 21, 2025