In the wake of the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility fire, regional and state-wide California authorities have proposed or passed legislation tightening control of BESS projects.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has published an environmental impact report (EIR) for a huge 4.6GWh co-located BESS and solar project spread across 9,500 acres of land in Western Fresno County under development by US-based independent power producer (IPP) Intersect Power. 

Sweden-headquartered BESS developer-operator Ingrid Capacity will build a 70MW/140MWh project in Finland, which it claimed will be the largest in the country.

Stem Inc. reported a 69% year-on-year fall in annual revenues as the US energy storage pioneer pivots towards software and services.

There is “huge potential” for commercial and industrial (C&I) battery systems in Germany’s wholesale trading markets, according to Tesvolt.

Australia’s Energy Queensland, a government-owned distribution system operator, has partnered with cloud-based battery analytics provider ACCURE Battery Intelligence to monitor two 8MWh batteries in Queensland.

ACEnergy has submitted a 400MW/1,760MWh BESS to the Australian government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Utility Alabama Power will develop the state’s first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Walker County, Alabama, US.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) are proposing to build two 645MW natural gas stations and a 400MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

US residential solar installer Sunrun ended 2024 with an energy storage attachment rate of 62% in the fourth quarter of the year.