Developer Rye Development are partnering with Kentucky, US utility companies Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU), on a 266MW/2,128MWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project.
Major US utility company Duke Energy has submitted its final license application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend operation at the Bad Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Station for an additional 50 years.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC’s) 2025 State of Reliability report finds evidence suggesting battery energy storage systems (BESS) can improve primary frequency response.
US outgoing President Joe Biden has signed a bi-partisan bill into law allowing Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) to move forward with a pumped hydro energy storage project.
Changes to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) interconnection process have been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) following months of scrutiny.
The first pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project to be built at a former coal mine in the US will receive up to US$81 million in Department of Energy (DOE) funding.
Luigi Resta, president of rPlus Energies, discusses the developer’s efforts to be first past the post in building new pumped hydro energy storage projects in the US with ESN Premium.
REV Renewables and subsidiaries owned by NextEra Energy have reached settlement agreements with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relating to alleged BESS operating violations in CAISO.
The US energy storage industry enjoyed another quarter of record growth in Q2 2023, with 1,680MW/5,597MWh of new installations tracked by Wood Mackenzie.
