From the Midwest to New York, local and state governments are introducing new zoning rules and restrictions on BESS and data centre projects.

Three US utilities, Ameren Missouri, DTE Energy in Michigan, and Black Hills Energy in Colorado have recently submitted IRPs with highlighted BESS project additions.

US battery energy storage system (BESS) developer-operator Jupiter Power has closed a US$1.4 billion financing, supporting 10 US BESS projects totalling 3,600MWh of capacity.

Two South Korean-headquartered companies, LG Energy Solution and DeltaX are establishing battery cell factories in the US.

In this US news roundup, e-Storage, Spearmint Energy, and OCI Energy advance battery energy storage system (BESS) projects and financing in Michigan and Texas.

LG Energy Solution’s US battery storage system integrator arm has signed a 1.5GW/6GWh deal with Michigan utility DTE Energy.

South Korean-owned company Qcells, part of the Hanwha Group, has introduced its first domestically assembled residential battery energy storage system (BESS) to the US market.

Denmark-headquartered independent power producer (IPP) Ørsted has purchased a 150MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Michigan, US, from developer ESA Solar Energy.

Utility DTE Energy has said it will forego customer rate increases for two years dependent on the success of a US$16 billion data centre campus involving a battery energy storage system (BESS).

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved six battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totalling 1,332MW of capacity in the US state.