Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham and Representative Marcus Evans have introduced a bill aimed at reducing energy bills in the state and setting a 15GW energy storage deployment target.

Developer SMT Energy has secured a US$135 million funding for its 160MW/320MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Houston, Texas.

Optimiser GridBeyond has been selected to provide scheduling coordinator, trading and energy optimisation services to UK-headquartered BESS investor Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s (GSF) 200MW Big Rock US project.

US president Donald Trump will enact an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, affecting batteries and BESS, on top of a previously-announced tariff increase set to come in next month.

Procurement platform Anza Renewables has published its first Q1 storage pricing insights report covering battery cell pricing, AC and DC-integrated systems, list prices and more.

US branch of PCR S.A. has cleared important hurdle in development of a hybrid solar and BESS project in Sandoval County, New Mexico.

The Virginia General Assembly has passed legislation to promote new energy storage investments by the US state’s two main utilities.

Renewable energy developer-operator Arevon has completed a US$258 million financing for the 200MW/400MWh Peregrine battery energy storage system (BESS) in San Diego, California, US.

BESS deployment data for 2024 and forecasts for 2025 have been released by BloombergNEF and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) respectively.

UK-headquartered BESS investor Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) and financial services firm Morningstar have provide updates outlining their views on US clean energy tax credits and their future.