Outgoing California Governor Gavin Newsom recenty addressed approximately 1,200 bills, including several energy storage and solar related bills that were either approved or vetoed.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly being positioned as essential infrastructure investments rather than purely financial assets, as seen in a series of strategic partnerships announced in late September that integrate storage with broader energy and digital infrastructure strategies.
Energy-Storage.news spoke with NoemÃ Gallardo, Commissioner at the California Energy Commission (CEC), at the US Solar & Storage Finance event in Garden Grove, California, about the growth of BESS within the state.
Three US utilities, Ameren Missouri, DTE Energy in Michigan, and Black Hills Energy in Colorado have recently submitted IRPs with highlighted BESS project additions.
IPP Northland Power has announced that its 80MW/160MWh Jurassic energy storage project in Cypress County, Alberta, CA, has achieved commercial operations.
Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Claire Lang-Ree, clean energy advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), about PJM’s proposed capacity market reforms.
In this news roundup, Metlen inaugurates a 75MWh BESS in Italy, PNE and Enercon develop a wind and storage project in Germany, and Mirova invests €65 million in Nordic BESS from Ingrid Capacity.
Second life energy storage firm B2U Storage Solutions has announced a strategic partnership with South Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution (LG ES).
