After an initial rush to deploy that gave CAISO and ERCOT the lead in US BESS adoption, both markets are focused on capacity and availability, writes Amit Mathrani of Rabobank Americas.

Intersect Power has become the latest player in the energy storage space to feel the adverse effects of tariff increases and policy uncertainty.

Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) San Diego Community Power (SDCP) has signed an offtake agreement for a battery storage project being developed by SB Energy in Riverside County, California.

There will be ‘foundational’ shifts in the US’ two largest renewables and energy storage markets this year, California (CAISO) and Texas (ERCOT), significantly affecting battery storage market participation.

Optimiser GridBeyond has been selected to provide scheduling coordinator, trading and energy optimisation services to UK-headquartered BESS investor Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s (GSF) 200MW Big Rock US project.

Developer-operator TransGrid Energy has successfully secured over US$1.4 billion in financing for two battery energy storage (BESS) projects located in Arizona, US, with a combined capacity of 450MW/1,800MWh.

Longroad Energy has secured a power purchase agreement for one of its hybrid solar and BESS projects in California with Marin Clean Energy.

SCE is seeking expedited approval from the California Public Utilities Commission for offtake agreements associated with Copia Power’s Centennial Flats facility in La Paz County, Arizona.

UK-headquartered battery storage investor-developer Gore Street Energy Fund (GSF) has completed energisation of the 200MW/400MWh Big Rock battery energy storage system (BESS) project in California, US.

Developer Upstream Energy has negotiated a resource adequacy (RA) agreement with California community choice aggregator (CCA) Clean Power Alliance (CPA) associated with the developer’s standalone Olinda BESS project located in Los Angeles County, California.