Utility PG&E has selected six new California microgrid projects for a US$30 million investment, while Massachusetts’ Department of Energy Resources is awarding US$40 million across 36 BESS projects.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Randolph Mann, CEO at developer esVolta at the 2026 US Battery Asset Management Summit in Garden Grove, California.

Interconnection costs for utility-scale energy storage in California are significantly lower than in other major US markets, with developers also benefiting from network upgrade cost reimbursements unavailable elsewhere, according to a senior executive at Rev Renewables.

Two VPP bills are awaiting California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature, meanwhile, Octopus Energy US has completed its investment in Uplight.

Scott Murtishaw, executive director at the California Energy Storage Alliance, discusses local opposition, safety misconceptions, and why the state’s containerised projects have proven safe.

Utility Appalachian Power (APCo) is seeking up to 800MW total of energy storage resources via two new requests for proposals (RFPs) in Virginia, US.

California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced two virtual power plant (VPP) bills aimed at reducing energy rates in the US state.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with David Miller, CCO of Gridmatic, about the company’s latest report from CAISO.

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) operating in California’s grid left approximately US$98 million on the table due to suboptimal bidding strategies, according to a new analysis from Gridmatic.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with energy storage market experts Raafe Khan of Camelot Energy Group and Oliver Kerr of Aurora Energy Research on FERC’s recently issued show cause orders.