Market research firm Wood Mackenzie stated that data centre buildout is uplifting the US battery energy storage system (BESS) outlook across all segments.
Utility PG&E has selected six new California microgrid projects for a US$30 million investment, while Massachusetts’ Department of Energy Resources is awarding US$40 million across 36 BESS projects.
In this US news roundup, Eos has received an advance on its DOE loan, FlexGen and Lighshift have partnered on 16 BESS projects, and Georgia Power has energised a 128MW BESS.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has released a comprehensive framework establishing principles and expectations for responsible data centre development in the state.
Eversource and National Grid will enable customers in Massachusetts to enrol vehicle-to-grid (V2G) -capable EVs in their demand side flexibility programme.
Utility-scale battery storage developer Jupiter Power’s 700MW/2,800MWh Trimount battery energy storage system (BESS) in Everett, Massachusetts, US, has been approved by state officials.
Massachusetts’s Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has completed the evaluation of bids received in response to the Section 83E Storage request for proposals (RFP), selecting projects totalling 1,268MW of energy storage capacity.
Developer-operator Plus Power has secured US$160 million in tax equity investments from Morgan Stanley for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Massachusetts and Maine, US.
