New Jersey’s regulator has approved the construction of battery storage facilities and a procurement for further energy storage resources in the PJM-connected US state.

Energy-Storage.news speaks to Willliam Lauwers, head of technology, BESS, at consulting, engineering and quality control firm Enertis Applus+, ahead of the upcoming Energy Storage Summit USA.

In this US news roundup, we have financing updates for GridStor, Arevon, and Primergy, related to energy storage projects in Texas, California, and Nevada, respectively.

The LDES Council’s policy team discusses the role of policy and markets in scaling long-duration energy storage globally with ESN Premium.

California’s rapid adoption of energy storage has been a major success, but market participation is complex and competitive, write Matt Drazenovich of TWAICE and Chris Swanson of Fullmark Energy.

Energy firm RWE added 2GW to its US operating capacity in 2025, bringing its total operational capacity to nearly 13GW across the country.

Energy storage developer-operator Aypa Power, and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) have closed CA$700 million (US$512 million) for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Ontario, Canada.

Recently, utility Xcel Energy announced it would install 30GWh of US startup Form Energy’s iron-air batteries at a data centre in Pine Island, Minnesota, owned by tech giant Google.

The Argentinian Government has launched a new battery energy storage system (BESS) tender seeking 700MW and 4-hour duration.

Global long-duration energy storage (LDES) deployment figures soared in 2025, but newer technologies risk being outcompeted by the incumbent, lithium-ion (Li-ion).