The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment for a loan of up to US$15 billion to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E).
The government of California has approved a US$42 million grant to Pennsylvania-based IPP International Electric Power (IEP) for a long-duration energy storage project at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County.
The Planning and Development Services Department at California’s Imperial County has prepared initial environmental assessment documents for a 800MW hybrid solar and BESS facility proposed by developer RAI Energy.
System integrator EVLO Energy Storage (EVLO) has completed delivery of the BESS units for a 12MW/64MWh California BESS project, its first in the state.
A flurry of big solar and storage project news in the US, with Pine Gate Renewables having a huge project approved in Oregon, Avantus signing a PPA for one in Arizona with utility APS and Arevon completing one in California.
Vanadium flow batteries could be a workable alternative to lithium-ion for a growing number of grid-scale energy storage use cases, say Matt Harper and Joe Worthington from Invinity Energy Systems.
Investor-owned utility (IOU) Southern California Edison (SCE) is seeking regulatory approval of resource adequacy (RA) contracts covering 620MW of BESS capacity across three projects.
US renewable energy developer, Longroad Energy announced financial close of 111MWdc solar and 85MWac/340MWh storage project Sun Pond in Maricopa County, Arizona 4 December.
Fengate Asset Management and Alpha Omega Power have closed a tax equity commitment with US Bancorp Impact Finance for a 400MWh BESS project in California, acquired from Origis Energy.
