The California Energy Commission (CEC) has released over US$46 million for the state’s Distributed Electricity Backup Assets (DEBA) Programme.

Energy-Storage.news spoke with Noemí Gallardo, Commissioner at the California Energy Commission (CEC), at the US Solar & Storage Finance event in Garden Grove, California, about the growth of BESS within the state.

Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with Arnab Pal, executive director at nonprofit Deploy Action, about the company’s recent California polling results.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the the 300MW/1200MWh Soda Mountain solar project in San Bernardino County.

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.