Waller County, Texas, officials have approved tax abatements for Tesla to build its newest battery storage factory in the US.

In the wake of the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility fire, regional and state-wide California authorities have proposed or passed legislation tightening control of BESS projects.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has published an environmental impact report (EIR) for a huge 4.6GWh co-located BESS and solar project spread across 9,500 acres of land in Western Fresno County under development by US-based independent power producer (IPP) Intersect Power. 

Utility Alabama Power will develop the state’s first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Walker County, Alabama, US.

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.

BESS technology has won the bulk of new resource contracts in the capacity market (CM) auction for delivery in 2027 in Italy.

A consultation into the Western Australia Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender design has been opened by the Australian government.

Adani Green Energy has been awarded a 1,250MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened the second round of the Community Batteries Funding Program with AU$46.3 million (US$28.8 million) earmarked for successful applicants.