The Community Development and Infrastructure Department at Santa Cruz County has become the latest California jurisdiction to publish a draft zoning ordinance regulating the deployment of battery energy storage systems.
From the US, Maxwell Technologies is acquired for its third time, by Clarios, Fullmark Energy completes a tax credit transfer, and OATI partners with Colville Tribes on microgrid solutions.
An energy storage agreement (ESA) between Toronto, Ontario-headquartered developer Hydrostor and California community choice aggregator (CCA) Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) is set to be amended for the third time.
Critical minerals manufacturer and lithium-ion battery recycling company American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) has been selected to recycle batteries from the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Monterey County, California, US.
A roundup of battery energy storage system (BESS) stories from the US including Fullmark Energy’s 130MWh BESS reaching commercial operations, Habitat optimising a 500MWh BESS for Ørsted, and Quino Energy securing US$10 million in Series A funding.
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is seeking regulatory approval to acquire an operational portion of a BESS facility located in Imperial County, California, from the US development arm of German multinational energy company RWE.
With the final deadline for this year’s California legislative session having passed, now is a good time to analyse the outcomes of several bills that were first introduced earlier this year pertaining to BESS.
Utility-scale developer SB Energy has received a US$25 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to purchase BESS units for one of its solar and storage hybrid complexes located in Riverside County, California.
According to the Q3 2025 US Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the American Clean Power Association (ACP), annual installations will not reach 2025 levels again until 2029.
