A US-focused edition of energy storage news in brief, with large-scale BESS, vehicle-to-grid and optimisation updates.

Largo has announced the successful closing of the previously announced transaction between its subsidiary, Largo Clean Energy Corp. and Stryten Critical E-Storage to establish joint venture Storion Energy.

BrightNight has kicked off the permitting process for one of its hybrid solar and BESS projects located in Wasco County, Oregon.

EDF Renewables North America has begun operations on a 375MW/600MWh solar-plus-storage project in California, US.

Power purchase agreements (PPAs) have increasingly shown their limitations, and energy storage and flexibility resources can offer a solution, writes John Diklev, founder and CEO of Sweden-based optimiser and flexibility asset operator Flower.

EDP Renewables North America has announced a land purchase agreement for the 75MWac, 300MWh Edgeware energy storage project in St. Thomas, Ontario, CA. Meanwhile, SolarBank has announced its first BESS in the province, with construction expected to commence 10 February.

IPPs BrightNight and Cordelio have announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 300MW solar and 1,200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility with utility Arizona Public Service (APS), in Arizona, US.

William Derasmo, partner at Troutman Pepper Locke, on the hyperscale data centre boom and how grid-scale storage could play a key role.

BNEF analyst Isshu Kikuma discusses trends and market dynamics impacting the cost of energy storage in 2024 with ESN Premium.

Developer-operator GridStor has acquired a 150MW/300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Texas, US from Balanced Rock Power (BRP).