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

US-based startup Heron Power has selected Morgan Hill, California, to build its first power electronics manufacturing facility in the US.

A new report from climate consultancy Ember highlights the important relationship between energy storage and solar, unlocking the “era of anytime solar.”

Renewable energy developer-operator Arevon Energy has put its 300MW/1,200MWh Nighthawk Energy Storage Project in Poway, California, US into operation.

Avantus has closed a US$1.05 billion corporate credit facility to support the company’s IPP strategy and accelerate development of its solar and energy storage portfolio.

In this news roundup, ACCURE, Hydrostor, Shoals and TerraFlow, and Qnetic claim significant advances in and for energy storage technology.

ESS Tech Inc is deploying sodium-ion BESS in the US with Juniper Energy, while CATL deploys its sodium-ion technology in Eastern Europe with Solarpro.

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.

Avantus, with Fluence, is progressing on two solar-plus-battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in California, US.