The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a conditional commitment to IceBrick Energy, for a loan of up to US$305.54 million to finance Project IceBrick, 9 December.
San Antonio, Texas utility CPS Energy and developer OCI Energy entered into a long-term storage capacity agreement (SCA) for a 120MW/480MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) 6 December.
Global average lithium-ion battery prices have fallen 20% to US$115 per kWh this year, going below US$100 for electric vehicles (EVs), BloombergNEF said.
Investor-owned utility (IOU) Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking regulatory approval of resource adequacy (RA) contracts covering 620MW of BESS capacity across three projects.
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has verified with Energy-Storage.news that it voted unanimously 3 December, to certify utility Georgia Power’s plans to build 500MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) across four locations.
The US battery storage market is in a rapid growth phase and becoming increasingly competitive, creating an increasing need for sophisticated technologies and a deeper understanding of markets.
We get the reaction from other BESS suppliers, consultancies, research firms, optimisers, investors and IPPs to BYD launching a BESS using sodium-ion battery cells, a technology many see as a potential competitor to lithium-ion.
New Hampshire-based developer Granite Source Power (GSP) co-founder Jessica Shor disclosed to Energy-Storage.news that approximately 80% of the company’s 1,250MW sale would be in ERCOT.
US renewable energy developer, Longroad Energy announced financial close of 111MWdc solar and 85MWac/340MWh storage project Sun Pond in Maricopa County, Arizona 4 December.
Clean energy loan and grant activity from the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its Loan Programs Office (LPO) has soared around the election of Donald Trump, analysis by Energy-Storage.news shows, with officials reportedly keen to get deals over the line before the new administration comes in.
