The Board of Supervisors at California’s San Diego County voted to establish standards for the siting of battery storage facilities at a meeting held 17 July 2024, following two recent fires.

After failing to obtain local approval for the construction of a 250MW/1,000MWh standalone BESS, Engie is pursuing state approval via the CEC.

Equinor-owned East Point Energy has submitted a Public Facility Review application with the Prince William Planning Commission in Virginia, US, for the construction of a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS).

Enfinite has brought online two more battery assets in a nine-project portfolio in Alberta, Canada, while Elemental Energy has commenced operation of a large-scale vanadium flow battery system.

Development of grid-scale battery storage has been halted in Jefferson County, Tennessee, after a ruling by County Commissioners.

Projects in Massachusetts have been granted key approvals, ending a situation described as a regulatory “black hole” by one local news outlet.