June 2025 saw a total of 7.96GW/22.17GWh of grid-scale BESS enter commercial operations across 109 projects, with over half of that being in China, while the overall first half of the year saw substantial growth.

The Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has officially launched its latest procurement scheme.

IPP Lydian Energy has successfully closed on a US$233 million project financing for three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Texas, US.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into a settlement agreement with IPP LS Power to direct cleanup after a lithium-ion battery fire at the company’s Gateway energy storage facility in San Diego, California. 

A news roundup focusing on TerraFlow’s recent partnership with Storion, JinkoSolar’s deployment of distributed systems in Massachusetts and a credit facility for Lightshift.

Coval Infrastructure has become the latest developer to submit an application with the California Energy Commission (CEC), as part of the regulator’s opt-in certification scheme.

US energy storage projects that begin construction by the end of 2033 will remain eligible for investment tax credit (ITC) incentives.

Developer and independent power producer (IPP) Recurrent Energy, subsidiary of Canadian Solar, announced commercial operation of its 1,200MWh Papago Storage facility in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Avantus has raised more than US$500 million for 200MW/500MWh Aratina 1 BESS project in Kern County, California.

Zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos Energy has received its second loan advance from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO).