A Historic Moment for Energy Storage

<p>If storage is the Swiss Army Knife of the electric grid, then U.S. energy regulators are breaking out their tool belts.</p><p>Last week brought a historic ruling at FERC. Commissioners told regional grid operators to create rules valuing the grid services of energy storage. Will it screw natural gas peakers – or maybe cut, saw, file, prune, hook, or crimp them?</p><p>Later in the podcast, an infrastructure redux. The White House’s infrastructure plan is out. When it comes to energy, the Trump Administration is making pipelines a priority, and largely bypassing clean energy.</p><p>We’re heading down to Mexico for our final segment. GTM was there for our solar summit last week, and we’ll share a bit of insight into the forces behind one of the hottest -- and cheapest -- solar markets in the world.</p><p><em>This podcast&nbsp;is brought to you by CPower Energy Management.&nbsp;</em><a href="https://cpowerenergymanagement.com/what-we-do/#utm_source=Advertising&amp;utm_medium=GTM&amp;utm_campaign=Marketing_GTM_EnergyGangSponsor_Q12018&amp;utm_content=EnergyGang" target="_blank"><em>Find out more</em></a><em>&nbsp;about CPower's demand-side energy management solutions.</em></p><p>Recommended reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/ferc-energy-storage-wholesale-markets#gs.bt5xM50" target="_blank">GTM</a>: FERC Allows Energy Storage to Play in Nationwide Wholesale Markets</li><li><a href="https://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2018/2018-1/02-15-18-E-1.asp#.WpASnxPwaRt" target="_blank">FERC</a>:&nbsp;Final Rule on Electric Storage Participation in Regional Markets</li><li><a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-trump-infrastructure-plan-falls-flat-on-clean-energy-and-climate#gs.b6tPG_o" target="_blank">GTM</a>:&nbsp;The Trump Infrastructure Plan Is ‘a Big Nothing Burger’ for Clean Energy</li><li>WaPo:&nbsp;Trump's Infrastructure Plan Would Make It Harder to Challenge Pipelines</li><li><a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/mexicos-solar-marke