After an initial rush to deploy that gave CAISO and ERCOT the lead in US BESS adoption, both markets are focused on capacity and availability, writes Amit Mathrani of Rabobank Americas.

A report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Aurora Energy Research indicates that the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is projected to experience the highest percentage increase in peak load growth over the next decade among all Regional Transmission Organisations (RTOs).

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) has signed a framework supply agreement for a project to export renewable energy from Indonesia to Singapore.

Coval Infrastructure has become the latest developer to submit an application with the California Energy Commission (CEC), as part of the regulator’s opt-in certification scheme.

The pipeline of grid-scale BESS projects with planning approval in the UK has now reached 58,270MW/121,645MWh in capacity.

A panel discussed the impact of CAISO’s interconnection reforms at last month’s Energy Storage Summit USA 2025 in Dallas.

Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) San Diego Community Power (SDCP) has signed an offtake agreement for a battery storage project being developed by SB Energy in Riverside County, California.

Energy storage platform GoodPeak has closed construction debt financing to start construction on two 10MW battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Texas, US.

A PPA between EDF Renewables North America and Southern California Public Power Authority has been terminated after a final cost audit.

Equinor-owned East Point Energy has officially withdrawn plans to construct a 116MW standalone BESS in New York State.