The US Department of Energy (DOE) has closed a US$26.5 billion loan package to two wholly owned subsidiaries of utility Southern Company, in Georgia and Alabama, US.

Virginia’s recently proposed legislation to significantly increase energy storage requirements coincides with unprecedented electricity demand growth in the state, largely driven by data centres.

US zinc battery storage manufacturer Eos Energy Enterprises has completed two financing transactions totalling over US$1 billion to strengthen its financial position and fund expansion.

During a 10 September panel on communicating renewables through a Conservative lens at the RE+ trade show in Las Vegas, US, participants discussed how to gain support from Republicans for battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar, and more in the wake of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act

Lithium-ion battery storage system integrator Fluence and independent power producer (IPP) Invenergy will be partnering on the 475MW solar and 1,900MWh energy storage Hashknife Solar Energy Centre in Navajo County, Arizona, US.

Zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos Energy has received its second loan advance from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO).

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Electricity (OE) has announced funding of up to US$15 million for three storage technologies.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy-owned utility PacifiCorp has filed its 2025 integrated resource plan (IRP) with the six state utility commissions in its service area.

The Virginia General Assembly has passed legislation to promote new energy storage investments by the US state’s two main utilities.

Battery Council International (BCI) is asking congress to defend domestic battery supply chains. BCI published a briefing for legislators outlining steps to “create jobs, support domestic battery manufacturers and defend the US economy from unfair foreign competition.”