The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved a 200MW expansion of utility Xcel Energy’s Capacity*Connect virtual power plant (VPP) programme.
Lion Energy has announced a strategic partnership with gigafactory startup American Battery Factory to enable recently announced 4.5GWh offtake agreements.
A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, discussed the “creative, innovative structures” developers are having to embrace to secure long-term revenues for energy storage projects.
The Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island’s PEI Energy Corporation (PEIEC) has issued a request for expressions of interest (REOI) for a 10-50MW, four-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS).
Carbon dioxide-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) company Energy Dome and digital infrastructure company New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deploy Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery Plus technology in Odessa, Texas.
Quebec-based IPP Boralex and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) have announced the closing of a CA$202 million (US$145.12 million) financing for a 125MW/500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Oxford County, Ontario, CA.
The project represents a US$128.6 million investment and is scheduled to begin construction this year, with commercial operations commencing in December 2026.
The Reno Planning Commission, in Nevada, US, recommended approval for a conditional-use permit for the 200MW Trego Grid energy storage project on 4 March.
