Julian Spector

3 weeks ago | canarymedia.com | Julian Spector

The Elkhorn plant is back online in time to help California’s grid handle summer heat. It needed months of cleanup after the January fire at Vistra’s nearby battery. One of the biggest grid batteries in California has resumed operations following the cataclysmic Moss Landing fire in January. The San Francisco Bay Area’s power grid used to draw on two battery storage plants in the quiet seaside town of Moss Landing.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Julian Spector

One of the biggest grid batteries in California has resumed operations following the cataclysmic Moss Landing fire in January. The San Francisco Bay Area’s power grid used to draw on two battery storage plants in the quiet seaside town of Moss Landing. Texas-based power company Vistra built the nation’s largest standalone grid battery on the grounds of an old gas power plant there, and utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. built and owns the Elkhorn project next door.

1 month ago | canarymedia.com | Julian Spector

The startup halted construction of a major plant in New York and never recovered. Its collapse is one of many setbacks plaguing the nascent battery recycling sector. Li-Cycle once seemed like a leader among the startups trying to recycle electric vehicle batteries in the U.S. Now it’s mired in bankruptcy proceedings. The company’s board replaced the CEO and CFO in a decision announced May 1, when Li-Cycle publicized that it was looking for buyers.

1 month ago | canarymedia.com | Julian Spector

A new report aims to quantify how much domestic solar, wind, and battery production uplifts local economies. Its authors hope Republicans in Congress will take note. American manufacturing has already surged in the clean energy sector, bringing with it significant economic rewards. That’s the main takeaway from a census of U.S. clean energy factories, published today by the American Clean Power Association trade group.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Julian Spector

American manufacturing has already surged in the clean energy sector, bringing with it significant economic rewards. That’s the main takeaway from a census of U.S. clean energy factories, published today by the American Clean Power Association trade group. The report identifies 200 operating across 38 states as of early 2025. The production of solar panels leads the count with at least 90 facilities.