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.
In this US news roundup, we have financing updates for GridStor, Arevon, and Primergy, related to energy storage projects in Texas, California, and Nevada, respectively.
Foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions and the scheduled Section 301 tariff increase to 25% on Chinese-origin battery energy storage systems (BESS) went into effect on 1 January 2026.
During the morning of 30 August 2025, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) responded to a possible vegetation fire in the area of independent power producer (IPP) Arevon Energy’s California Flats solar-plus-storage project.
Renewable energy developer-operator Arevon Energy has begun construction on the 300MW/1,200MWh Nighthawk Energy Storage Project in Poway, California, US.
Community engagement is an important part of battery energy storage system (BESS) project development. Not engaging with a community or even engaging minimally can stop a project dead in its tracks, delaying development.
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.
A flurry of big solar and storage project news in the US, with Pine Gate Renewables having a huge project approved in Oregon, Avantus signing a PPA for one in Arizona with utility APS and Arevon completing one in California.
