Ameresco has put Arizona’s largest behind-the-meter battery energy storage system (BESS) into operation, meanwhile Alliant Energy has begun operating Wisconsin’s largest BESS to-date.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Vaughn Morrison of law firm Troutman Pepper Locke, about the firm’s latest energy storage report.

US storage and solar developer-operator Lightshift Energy, along with KeyBanc Capital Markets, have closed a US$75 million credit facility.

Fluence has announced a solar-plus-storage project in Arizona, while Greenflash Infrastructure adds to its Texas BESS portfolio.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has acquired the 270MW/1,080MWh Tungkillo battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia from RES Group.

Publicly-owned energy company CleanCo Queensland’s 250MW/500MWh Swanbank battery energy storage system (BESS) has officially registered with AEMO and commenced its testing and commissioning phase.

IPP Eolian has closed a US$463 million financing package to support the continued construction of Padua 2 and Padua 3, two battery energy storage systems (BESS) totalling 350MW/1.7GWh in Bexar County, Texas.

Developer Epic Energy has commenced commercial operations at its 100MW/200MWh Mannum battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Australia.

Australia’s most powerful BESS, the 850MW Waratah Super Battery, achieved its first full discharge to the NEM last week.

Queensland’s Energy Roadmap 2025 suggests that by 2030, up to 4.3GW of short-duration energy storage could be operational.