US$5 million will be made available for long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects via a competitive solicitation run by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Legacy power plant operator ArcLight and its development arm Elevate Renewables will deploy a 15MW/60MWh BESS unit at the Arthur Kill Power Station on Staten Island, New York City.
A roundup of large-scale solar and storage news from across the US, with RWE buying three projects from Galehead Development, Origis Energy securing US$300 million for its pipeline and Appalachian Power launching an RFP for 1.1GW of renewables and storage.
The New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) has approved five BESS projects while governor Kathy Hochul has announced groundbreaking on a sixth, all in all totalling around 42.5MW of capacity.
Community-scale battery storage developer Ninedot has been supported in purchasing project sites in New York by specialist real estate investment trust SolarREIT.
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.
The New York State Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group has recommended changing the state fire code to better manage risks associated with battery storage systems installed in the US state.
Battery storage is playing an active role in helping New York City retire its fleet of peaker power plants, with around 700MW of its most polluting power generation assets already fully retired.
