The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has cleared a further 480MW of battery storage capacity for commercial operations during the month of August, according to the system operator’s most recent generator interconnection status (GIS) report published 3 September, 2024.
The planning department in Imperial County, California, has progressed a solar-and-storage project from developer Avantus, which could total 500MW of solar and 500MW of BESS.
The Planning Commission at the City of Ripon has issued a permit extension to Engie after the IPP experienced further delays in commencing construction of its 99MW/396MWh Ripon Reliability BESS project located in San Joaquin County, California.
A team of technical staff working for the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) has given its recommendation to approve a request from Boise, ID-headquartered utility Idaho Power to develop a 150MW standalone BESS at its Boise Bench substation located in Ada County, Idaho.
Georgia Power has secured a battery and equipment supply agreement (BESA) with Tesla for a 500MW/2,000MWh BESS portfolio made up of four projects of varying sizes under development by the investor-owned utility (IOU).
The North American arm of Sweden’s Eolus Vind has secured financing and advanced the sales process for its 100MW/400MWh Pome standalone BESS facility located in San Diego County, California.
Independent power producer (IPP) NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) is set to build a 600MW standalone BESS facility in the City of Ontario, California, half of which is tied to a utility agreement.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) between investor-owned utility Consumers Energy and NextEra Energy Resources for the 200MW/800MWh Century Oaks Energy Storage project.
REV Renewables and subsidiaries owned by NextEra Energy have reached settlement agreements with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relating to alleged BESS operating violations in CAISO.
