US utility solar-plus-storage: The rise of hybridization
With utility PV capacity paired with energy storage expected to grow at an average rate of 97% over the next 4 years, utilities are increasingly favoring solar-plus-storage projects. This insight discusses the growth seen in solar-plus-storage procurement, utility long-term resource plans, and how state and wholesale market policies are incentivizing the buildout of solar-plus-storage projects locally.
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