Bills passed in Maryland and a recommendation from the Maine Governor’s Energy Office have called for increased energy storage development in the respective states.

Engie North America has partnered with CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) on a 2.4GW battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Texas and California, US.

Developer SMT Energy, with utility CenterPoint Energy and construction company Irby, have broken ground on the 160MW/320MWh SMT Houston IV battery energy storage system (BESS) in Texas, US.

California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has announced its intent to return the Elkhorn battery energy storage system (BESS) to service by 1 June.

The US and China have announced a 90 day ‘pause’ on their huge reciprocal tariffs while they continue negotiations, with the effective tariff on BESS more than halving to around 60%.

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) staff has announced recommendations for the state’s first energy storage procurement.

Georgia Power has begun construction on 765MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) across Georgia, US.

IPP Northland Power’s 250MW/1,000MWh Oneida Energy Storage project in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, has entered commercial operations.

Developer and IPP Leeward Renewable Energy’s (LRE) 88MW/352MWh Chaparral Springs battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kern County, California is now fully operational.

Energy storage virtual power plant (VPP) provider Sonnen is partnering with Abundance Energy and Energywell Technology Licensing to develop a battery-enabled VPP in Texas, US.