| | OCTOBER 202519By Todd Hranicka, Director - Energy Services, Public Service Electric & Gas CompanyThe ability to store energy from renewable resources like solar and wind, and use it when it's most needed, is considered a game changer for lowering greenhouse gas emissions, improving the reliability of the electric grid and ultimately addressing climate change. Energy storage can help modernize the electric grid, improve reliability, and facilitate the integration of renewable energy onto the electric grid. Storage technologies provide backup power, store and dispatch energy at more favorable times, and offer other beneficial grid level energy management services. However, there remain regulatory hurdles and technical challenges before battery energy storage can become a major component of the U.S. electricity grid.New Jersey has recognized the vital role of the emerging technology of energy storage and has set an aggressive target of 2,000 megawatts (MW) of energy storage in the state by 2030. PSE&G, New Jersey's largest utility, has already installed 4.6 megawatt-hours of battery storage over five projects as a part of our Solar 4 All® Program over the past five years. The solar plus storage projects provide clean, renewable power directly to the grid during blue sky days, while the energy storage WITH THE RIGHT RULES, ENERGY STORAGE CAN TAKE THE POWER GRID TO THE NEXT LEVELENERGY INSIDER VIEW
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