Two VPP bills are awaiting California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature, meanwhile, Octopus Energy US has completed its investment in Uplight.

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued its most urgent grid reliability warning in response to artificial intelligence data centres causing massive, near-instantaneous power fluctuations.

Rural and distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) projects could be emerging as critical infrastructure in the US as grid reliability risks intensify nationwide.

Geothermal energy company Bedrock Energy has had its proposed compressed air energy storage (CAES) project in Huron County, Ontario, Canada rejected.

Nomad Power Solutions has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity has authorised the advancement of an energy storage demonstration project in Vermont.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathode material producer Nano One has reaffirmed its strategy for addressing growing demand for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active materials outside China, focusing on a licensing-based approach through regional development company partnerships.

In this news roundup, Eos and WATTMORE; Gotion and Gamma Technologies; Middle River Power and PowerTransitions; and Electra AI and MinTech are advancing battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in the US.

Raafe Khan of Camelot Energy Group breaks down financial realities, market contradictions, and other dynamics shaping the energy storage space.

Canadian pipeline and energy infrastructure company TC Energy has selected Worley to advance the next development phase of its 1GW/11GWh Ontario Pumped Storage Project in Meaford, Canada.

Scott Murtishaw, executive director at the California Energy Storage Alliance, discusses local opposition, safety misconceptions, and why the state’s containerised projects have proven safe.