In a surprising move, the North American development arm of Engie has asked the California Energy Commission (CEC) to pause the review of its Compass Energy Storage project destined for Orange County, in order to assess alternative development sites. 

Texas-based IPP Vistra Energy has informed the California Energy Commission (CEC) that it will not be advancing its 600MW Morro Bay battery energy storage system (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. 

Capstone-Eurowind 3.2GWh BESS project is the latest to reach the final stage of the California Energy Commission opt-in process.

After imposing a moratorium on the development of new battery storage projects in January 2024, officials in Solano County, California, have adopted new zoning standards for the technology.

Coval Infrastructure has become the latest developer to submit an application with the California Energy Commission (CEC), as part of the regulator’s opt-in certification scheme.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) held a public information meeting for Engie’s Compass project that drew huge interest.

Installed battery storage capacity in California, US has grown from 771MW in 2019 to more than 15,500MW as of 31 January, 2025.

Matthew Biss examines legislative moves regarding the safe siting and deployment of battery storage in California, the biggest market by state in the US.

Flow battery startup Quino Energy and developer Long Hill Energy Partners have been awarded US$10 million in grant funding by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to support a 8MWh flow battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Lancaster, California, US.