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'The developer conundrum - challenges to operations' panel at Energy Storage Summit Australia 2025 in Sydney with (L-R) moderator Simon Mason, Everoze, Killian Wentrup, Acen Energy, Daphne Yao, Valent Energy and Tom Best, Eku Energy. Image: Solar Media

‘There’s been a real land grab in the NEM’: Australia’s BESS developers talk challenges

March 28, 2025
Suitable energy storage project sites are quickly being snapped up in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM), with a premium on grid location.  
Gillespie County Courthouse in Fredericksburg, Texas. Image: Wikimedia/Travis K. Witt.
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Texas county passes resolution opposing BESS, House of Representatives considers regulations

March 26, 2025
Peregrine Energy Solutions’ 145MW BESS project in Texas is under threat after county commissioners passed a resolution opposing the development of any new battery storage facilities.
Jupiter Power's Crossett 200MW/200MWh BESS project in Texas, which went into commercial operation in 2022. Image: Jupiter Power
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Jupiter Power faces mounting opposition over construction of 800MWh BESS in Massachusetts

March 11, 2025
Jupiter Power’s proposal to construct a standalone BESS in Westfield, Massachusetts is facing mounting opposition from residents and local officials.
Project plan drawing as included in BrightNight's NOI submission. Image: BrightNight / EFSC
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BrightNight kicks off permitting for 4GWh BESS and solar project in Wasco County, Oregon

February 6, 2025
BrightNight has kicked off the permitting process for one of its hybrid solar and BESS projects located in Wasco County, Oregon.
Jay Inslee, pictured in 2017 at a UN climate conference in Germany. Image: Flickr / Governor Jay Inslee
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Departing Washington governor Inslee approves solar-storage project; new bill proposed giving local authorities more say on approvals

January 30, 2025
In one of his final acts before leaving office, Washington governor Jay Inslee gave the green light for Innergex’s Wautoma Solar and Storage project.
LG Energy Solution TR1300 NMC battery racks inside MOSS300, pictured in 2020. Image: LG Energy Solution.

Fire at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility: What we know so far

January 24, 2025
Known facts and expert opinion on last week’s fire incident at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California.
Duke Energy's Hot Springs microgrid in North Carolina, which pairs 2MWac of solar PV with a 4.4MWh lithium-ion battery storage system. Image: Duke Energy
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County officials in North Carolina defer vote on NextEra Energy Resources’ hybrid BESS permit after local community raises concerns

January 16, 2025
Officials in Greene County, North Carolina will delay issuing a special use permit for the construction of a hybrid solar and BESS facility proposed by NextEra Energy Resources.
Akron Solar layout drawing, as submitted in NEER's engineering plans. Image: NEER via PSCW/WDNR
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NextEra Energy Resources commences permitting for 250MW of hybrid BESS in Wisconsin

January 9, 2025
NextEra Energy Resources (NEER) has commenced the state permitting process for two hybrid solar and storage projects with a cumulative battery capacity of 250MW in Wisconsin, US.
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Residents in Texas county file lawsuit against developers over proposed 100MW BESS project

December 23, 2024
Residents in Van Zandt County, Texas, have filed a lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction over the construction of a lithium-ion BESS.
Site layout of Hawthorne's project, as seen in documents submitted to Grant County. Image: HWNRE
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Hawthorne Renewable seeks permit for 1.2GWh hybrid BESS in Washington against backdrop of local moratoriums

December 5, 2024
Hawthorne Renewable Energy has commenced permitting for a 300MW solar project co-located with a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS in Grant County, Washington.

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