In a move that might offer encouraging signs for the deployment of energy storage in the US Midwest, officials in Nebraska’s capital city, Lincoln, have recommended updates to zoning laws to allow large-scale battery storage.
Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham and Representative Marcus Evans have introduced a bill aimed at reducing energy bills in the state and setting a 15GW energy storage deployment target.
The City of Green Bay in Wisconsin, US, has granted a Conditional Use Permit for a large-scale battery storage project proposed by a subsidiary of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
Denmark-based IPP Ørsted has partnered with developer Mission Clean Energy to develop and build 1GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Midwest US.
Consumers Energy, one of eight investor-owned utility (IOU) companies in the US state of Michigan, has signed a 100MW battery storage deal with developer Jupiter Power.
Utility DTE Energy has begun constructing a battery energy storage system (BESS) project at the site of a decommissioned coal power plant in its Michigan, US, service area.
Real estate development company Gardner has signed an agreement with technology provider Torus to deploy flywheel and battery-based energy storage systems at its commercial properties in Utah, US.
Utility DTE Energy has launched a request for proposals (RFP), seeking approximately 120MW of standalone energy storage projects in its Michigan, US, service area.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a bid made by the DTE Electric Company to replace a coal-fired power plant in Michigan with battery storage.
US utility Xcel Energy has revealed energy deployment plans for the Upper Midwest region, including 3.6GW of renewables and 600MW of energy storage by 2030.
