US energy holding company and project developer-owner NextEra Energy has suspended operations at two energy storage facilities in Long Island, New York, US.

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently held a press conference in Hauppauge, New York, to address the concerns of battery energy storage system (BESS) installations with Long Islanders.

With Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York, dropping plans for a moratorium, Nala Renewables has advanced a standalone BESS proposal.

Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) in New York, US, has finalised contract negotiations for two large-scale BESS projects proposed by Key Capture Energy.

Proposals for two large-scale battery storage facilities have been put before decisionmakers on New York’s Long Island.