A roundup of large-scale solar and storage news from across the US, with RWE buying three projects from Galehead Development, Origis Energy securing US$300 million for its pipeline and Appalachian Power launching an RFP for 1.1GW of renewables and storage.

Prevalon Energy, a dedicated BESS spin-out from Mitsubishi Power Americas, has secured a 328MWh order from utility Idaho Power in the US.

Construction has started on two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Idaho which will be delivered by Powin Energy.

System integrator Powin Energy has been chosen by Idaho Power to supply 120MW/524MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, the state’s first utility-scale storage.