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Utility companies think about it all the time. Utilities need to make sure they can provide continuous electricity to their customers at an affordable rate, while also managing their bottom line. This means planning for a mix of energy resources that maximize reliability and flexibility while minimizing costs and risks. A recent assessment by PNNL energy experts evaluated how and to what extent utilities included energy storage technologies, particularly grid-scale batteries, in their integrated resource planning (IRP) process. In these periodic analyses, utilities forecast future needs and then model the costs and benefits of various resource types to build an optimal portfolio of resources for meeting those needs. The PNNL assessment, prepared for the Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity , showed that while some utilities took steps to improve their models—and identified cost-effective storage investments as a result—most utilities were still unsure how to model the costs and benefits of energy storage. ( Learn More ) FEBRUARY 13, 2020 New, Detailed Molecular Roadmap Boosts Fight Against Endometrial Cancer A new study focusing on the proteins involved in endometrial cancer, commonly known as uterine cancer, offers insights about which patients will need aggressive treatment and which won’t. Read FEBRUARY 5, 2020 Scientists Learn More about the First Hours of a Lithium-ion Battery’s Life Scientists have witnessed the formation of the solid-electrolyte interphase, a critical component in lithium-ion batteries. Read Teams of Rivals: PNNL and LAS Collaborate on Machine Learning Twenty-four analysts from U.S. intelligence organizations met in August for a machine learning activity with PNNL researchers Nicole Nichols, Jeremiah Rounds, Lawrence Phillips, and Brian Kritzstein. ( Read More ) Join Our Team Why PNNL? Careers Diversity Life at PNNL Life in the Tri-Cities PNNL Get in Touch Contact Careers Doing Business Security & Privacy Research Scientific Discovery Energy Resiliency National Security Sign up for our newsletter Department of Energy Logo Battelle Logo Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is managed and operated by Battelle for the Department of Energy YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn...