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Massachusetts’s electric distribution companies (EDCs) and the state’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) have launched a request for proposals (RFP) for approximately 1,500MW of mid-duration energy storage systems.

Idaho Power’s updated integrated resource plan adds more solar, wind and energy storage than gas generation, while Public Service Company of New Mexico gets 450MW of solar and storage added to its resource application.

Dedicated BESS spin-out of Mitsubishi Power Americas, Prevalon Energy’s battery energy storage system (BESS) has entered commercial operations at utility Idaho Power’s Happy Valley battery storage project.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has launched a US$280 million initiative to help low-income residents of the state install battery storage and solar panel systems.

Dedicated battery energy storage system (BESS) spin-out of Mitsubishi Power Americas, Prevalon Energy has secured a contract with investor-owned-utility (IOU) Idaho Power for a 200MW/800MWh BESS.

Consolidated Edison Company (ConEd) and Orange and Rockland utilities (O&R) have issued a joint Request for Proposals (RFP) for bulk energy storage and dispatch rights in New York, US.

IPP Enlight Renewable Energy has announced financing for the 290MWdc/940MWh solar-plus-storage Roadrunner project near Tucson, Arizona.

IPP Enlight Renewable Energy has completed commissioning its flagship Atrisco solar and energy storage project in New Mexico, US.

Canadian-headquartered developer-operator Aypa Power announced successful close of a US$398 million financing package for the 250MW/1,000MWh Pediment BESS project.