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Engie announced in September last year that it had by that point put 1.8GW of BESS into operation in the US. Image: Engie
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Engie BESS in California hits permitting milestone, countdown for regulator’s decision begins

May 9, 2025
Standalone BESS proposal from Engie has reached a permitting milestone in the California Energy Commission’s Opt-In Certification Program.
April 2025 inauguration event for Swift Current Energy's 800MW Double Black Diamond Solar project in Chicago, Illinois. Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka, City of Chicago
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Officials in Rockingham County, Virginia, deny Special Use Permit for 600MWh BESS project

May 8, 2025
Swift Current Energy has encountered a major stumbling block in developing a standalone BESS in Virginia.
UK-headquartered Nala Renewables is a developer of solar PV (pictured), wind and battery storage projects. Image: Nala Renewables.
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Nala Renewables project progresses as Town in Long Island, New York, drops BESS moratorium

May 2, 2025
With Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York, dropping plans for a moratorium, Nala Renewables has advanced a standalone BESS proposal.
Although its North Glengarry project now faces challenges, Compass Greenfield Development broke ground on some of the other projects it was awarded ELT-1 contracts for last year (pictured). Image: Compass Greenfield Development
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Ontario BESS developers with IESO contracts face local opposition

April 29, 2025
A handful of successful applicants to Ontario’s largest-ever energy storage procurement are receiving heightened backlash from local opposition over their plans. 
SolRiver Capital entered a development partnership with Korsail Energy in 2022, focusing on 'community-oriented clean energy systems that assist the local grid'. Image: SolRiver Capital.
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Officials in Colorado’s Alamosa County deny permit for joint venture’s 320MWh solar hybrid

April 16, 2025
Colorado-based IPP Korsail Energy has been dealt a blow in its quest to develop a 320MWh hybrid solar-BESS project in the Centennial State.
Rendering of an aerial view of the proposed Boise Bench Substation battery storage project. Image: Idaho Power.
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Idaho Power gets permit for 200MW/800MWh BESS project after Boise officials deny appeal

April 10, 2025
Idaho Power has overcome a huge hurdle facing its plan to deploy a 200MW/800MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the City of Boise by the end of next year.
SB Energy's operational 418MWp Juno Solar PV project in Texas, US. Image: SB Energy
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SDCP and SB Energy ink hedging agreement for offtake of 1.6GWh BESS in California

April 8, 2025
Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) San Diego Community Power (SDCP) has signed an offtake agreement for a battery storage project being developed by SB Energy in Riverside County, California.
EDF Renewables North America's Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio, US. Image: Matt Reese / Businesswire.
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Solar-storage PPA between EDF, Southern California Public Power Authority scrapped over rising costs

April 3, 2025
A PPA between EDF Renewables North America and Southern California Public Power Authority has been terminated after a final cost audit.
Dry Bridge, a 20MW/80MWh BESS project which East Point Energy developed and brought into operation in 2023, on behalf of utility Dominion Energy which bought the project two years prior to that and before Equinor's acquisition of the developer. Image: East Point Energy.
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East Point withdraws 116MW BESS project in Upstate New York after town bans utility-scale storage

April 2, 2025
Equinor-owned East Point Energy has officially withdrawn plans to construct a 116MW standalone BESS in New York State.
esVolta's 150MW/300MWh Desert Willow standalone BESS project, also in Texas. Image: esVolta.
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esVolta acquires 300MWh ERCOT BESS from Black Mountain Energy Storage

March 27, 2025
California-headquartered developer esVolta has acquired a 150MW/300MWh standalone BESS in Texas, US, from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES).

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