The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted a final rule on February 15 (Order No. 841) that facilitates the direct participation of electric storage resources in centralized markets operated by (powermag.com)
The new final rule requires each RTO to adopt market rules that recognize the physical and operational characteristics of electric storage resources. (insideenergyandenvironment.com)
In the last five years, improvements in batteries have driven down the price per kilowatt - hour of electric storage in an ev from $ 1,000 to $ 600, and the industry hopes to reach $ 300 by 2015. (discovermagazine.com)