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With more than 3GW of new deployments in the second quarter of this year, “energy storage is becoming a mainstay of the power grid” in the US.

California Investor-owned utility Pacific Gas & Electric is seeking regulatory approval for a four-project portfolio of hybrid solar and storage resources with over 575MW of battery storage output.

Adam Shinn, Michael Cosgrave and Ross Kiddie report on efforts to mitigate the risks of thermal runaway and the future of BESS insurance.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has cleared a further 480MW of battery storage capacity for commercial operations during the month of August, according to the system operator’s most recent generator interconnection status (GIS) report published 3 September, 2024.

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has secured a long-term contract with Dominion Energy to develop an 85MW/340MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Virginia, US.

Georgia Power has secured a battery and equipment supply agreement (BESA) with Tesla for a 500MW/2,000MWh BESS portfolio made up of four projects of varying sizes under development by the investor-owned utility (IOU).

The Q3 2024 edition of our downstream solar PV and energy storage journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download.

Augmentation and end-of-life disposal look set to grow in significance in the next few years in the US, with nearly 1.5GW/3GWh of BESS projects now four years old or more.

The North American arm of Sweden’s Eolus Vind has secured financing and advanced the sales process for its 100MW/400MWh Pome standalone BESS facility located in San Diego County, California.