Clean energy system integrator Ameresco and utility Southern California Edison (SCE) have agreed the substantial completion for two BESS projects out of a three-project order, though liquidated damages related to their substantial delay in coming online are still being negotiated.

IPP Clearway Energy Group has closed US$550 million in financing for a solar-plus-storage project with a 118MW BESS in Kern County, California.

The North American arm of Sweden’s Eolus Vind has secured financing and advanced the sales process for its 100MW/400MWh Pome standalone BESS facility located in San Diego County, California.

Independent power producer (IPP) NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) is set to build a 600MW standalone BESS facility in the City of Ontario, California, half of which is tied to a utility agreement.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has authorised a new centralised strategy for procuring long-lead-time resources, including long-duration energy storage (LDES).

Update 28 August 2024: Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) voted to continue being part of the ESSA, as did CC Power.

IPP Arevon has been given the green light for the construction and operation of a standalone 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in Los Angeles County, California through the California Environmental Equality Act (CEQA) review process. 

Paul Doherty, principal communications executive at PG&E discusses the California utility’s adoption of energy storage and the many roles it plays for the grid.

California community choice aggregator MCE and developer GSCE have partnered to work on a solar and storage project in California, the first in a plan for up 20GW of solar and 20GW of storage.

IPP Arevon Energy has started operations on its 200MW/800MWh Condor BESS project in San Bernadino County, California.