Supervisors in Maricopa County, Arizona, have approved a 100MW/400MWh battery storage project from National Renewable Solutions (NRS).

A subsidiary of utility Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has struck a deal with Amazon to construct 3GW of new dispatchable capacity, with the aim of serving the tech company’s planned data center expansion.

The Municipality of Shuniah in Ontario, Canada, voted against supporting a 400MW/3.2GWh long-duration energy storage project proposed by PowerBank.

Shifting dynamics in the US’ BESS industry could mean that Chinese batteries are not even needed within the foreseeable future, a local consultant told Energy-Storage.news.

We caught up with developer and IPP Greenvolt Power’s head of storage Antonio Montoto Rojo about the recent MACSE auction in Italy, where it won a contract for a 75MW BESS.

The Township Board of Oshtemo in Michigan has voted in favour of enacting a one-year moratorium on the approval of any new BESS facilities. 

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Michael Kirschner, Managing Director, US, for Habitat Energy, about optimising BESS projects in ERCOT.

The US market is expected to be the largest source of revenue and driver of activity for Fluence in 2026, and a second battery cell deal with a domestic supplier is imminent.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Sky Stanfield, a member of IREC’s regulatory team and partner at law firm Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP, about the PUC’s decision and how IREC was involved.

The low prices and strict operational requirements in Italy’s recent MACSE auction for BESS have brought asset management and operational execution into the spotlight.