Battery storage developers and operators discussed the challenges and opportunities in the US market, on the first day of Solar Media’s Energy Storage Summit (ESS) USA 2024.
Utility New York Power Authority (NYPA) is seeking to collaborate with renewable energy and energy storage developers and operators, as part of the state’s push to deploy more clean energy resources.
Iron-air battery firm Form Energy has received a US$12 million grant from the state of New York for a 1GWh long-duration energy storage project, whilst Ecolectro Inc, PolyJoule Inc and Urban Electric Power received smaller amounts.
The US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a US$375 million loan to lithium-ion recycling firm Li-Cycle to finance its material recovery facility in Rochester, New York.
New York has awarded 22 solar PV projects totalling 2.4GW of power, including six co-located sites with a combined 159MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Community solar owner-operator Summit Ridge has secured US$15 million in project financing for two battery energy storage system projects in New York City, US.
New York state is on course to meet its new 2030 target of 6GW of storage deployment, with storage projects in its interconnection queue growing 50% to 12GW.
Renewables investment and development group Nala Renewables is developing four new battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in New York state totalling 280MW by mid-2024.
Federal energy regulator accused of ‘overreach’ after maintaining provision that forces storage projects to offer minimum prices when competing at state’s capacity market.