Energy-Storage.news speaks with Jeff Bishop, CEO of Key Capture Energy about Michigan’s new energy storage target and why the Midwest could be the US’ biggest BESS market-in-waiting.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that sets climate targets for the US Midwest state including a 100% Clean Energy Standard by 2040 and a 2,500MW by 2030 energy storage target.

The Australian government’s start of competitive tenders for dispatchable renewable energy capacity backed with energy storage is an unprecedented step for national energy policy.

Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) has been handed the title of “most volatile electricity market” in the world, with an urgent need for energy storage to mitigate that volatility.

Nova Scotia’s clean energy plan would see the Atlantic Canadian province deploy between 300MW and 400MW of battery storage by 2030.

Ameren Missouri aims to procure 800MW of battery storage, representing US$650 million investment, in its service area connected to MISO grid.

Suppliers of equipment to two landmark battery storage projects in Western Australia have been awarded contracts worth more than a billion dollars from the state’s government.

The government of Queensland has provided details of its Stanwell Clean Energy Hub multi-phase development.

SSE Renewables has broken ground on its 150MW/300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in West Yorkshire, England, UK.

US electric utility Xcel Energy has launched a request for proposals (RFP) for solar and battery storage projects to replace its Allen S. King coal-fired power plant in the US state of Minnesota.