Results of the 18th Forward Capacity Auction (FCA) held by ISO New England have been filed, with energy storage’s participation having soared in recent years.

Attorney Seth Hilton discusses “a new dynamic for energy storage resources” around resource adequacy in California’s CAISO market.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has ordered the state’s grid operator ERCOT to rescind state-of-charge (SOC) rules requiring batteries to hold additional capacity to provide ancillary services.

A recent draft final rule on reforms of grid interconnection processes from US regulator FERC has been welcomed by the energy storage industry, although many hurdles still remain.

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

Network solutions company Alcemi has been granted planning permission to develop one of Europe’s largest energy storage facilities.

It is “unacceptable” for a rural electricity supplier to use solar to prevent load-shedding, but batteries or other grid-independent electricity sources could be used, Eskom said.

Legislation could soon be introduced in the US state of Illinois that aims to promote energy storage on the grid.

Last coal-fired power station in New Jersey demolished, with facility’s owner committing to deploying energy storage at the site.

Ohio Power Siting Board has given approval to a large-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project for the first time.