During the opening address of Energy Storage Summit Latin America 2025, in Santiago, Chile, the Chilean Minister of Energy Diego Pardow Lorenzo said the country was most likely set to surpass its 2050 targets in 2027.

Takeaways from the first day of Energy Storage Summit Latin America 2025, including the Chilean and Argentinian markets.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition has passed a royal decree which updates the country’s NECP targets between 2023-2030.

Consumers Energy, one of eight investor-owned utility (IOU) companies in the US state of Michigan, has signed a 100MW battery storage deal with developer Jupiter Power.

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved plans to guide the state to its 2030 energy storage policy target, including solicitations for large-scale battery storage.

Utility DTE Energy has begun constructing a battery energy storage system (BESS) project at the site of a decommissioned coal power plant in its Michigan, US, service area.

A bill aimed at creating a pilot programme to incentivise energy storage deployment in New Jersey has advanced through the US state’s legislature after senators voted in its favour.

Up to US$16,000 in upfront incentives are available per customer for residential battery purchases in Connecticut after changes were made to a utility scheme in the US state.

Regulators in New Jersey have opened up a Request for Information (RFI) on a draft incentive plan to promote energy storage deployment in the northeastern US state.

Australia will launch a scheme to incentivise investment in the right mix of low-carbon energy sources and energy storage.