Western Australia has expanded the state’s home BESS rebate scheme, which is expected to lower installation costs for around 100,000 households.

Victoria achieved a new BESS discharge and charge record over the weekend, with 693.5MW and -704.8MW, respectively.

Rob Hills, APAC vice-president of engineering and commissioning, Fluence, explains the potential of BESS as virtual transmission in Australia.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has launched a US$280 million initiative to help low-income residents of the state install battery storage and solar panel systems.

Zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos has secured an order with Faraday Microgrids to deploy a 3MW/15MWh system on tribal land in California, US.

Developer Leeward Renewable Energy’s (LRE) 126MW/504MWh Antelope Valley battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Kern County, California, has reached commercial operations.

News from Texas and California as OCI Energy signs a memorandum of understanding with LG Energy Solutions, Ormat Technologies signs a US$62 million hybrid tax equity for Texas and California BESS projects.

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) have deemed Q1 2025 the second-best quarter on record for large-scale BESS investment in Australia.

Ampyr Australia and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners are seeking buyers for 960MWh and 1,000MWh BESS projects in Australia.

The US state of Massachusetts has taken steps to further its goal of procuring 5,000MW of energy storage by 2030.