Two electric utilities in the US state of Tennessee are launching RFPs for new solar and storage projects.

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

Consolidated Edison Company (ConEd) and Orange and Rockland utilities (O&R) have issued a joint Request for Proposals (RFP) for bulk energy storage and dispatch rights in New York, US.

Georgia Power has secured a battery and equipment supply agreement (BESA) with Tesla for a 500MW/2,000MWh BESS portfolio made up of four projects of varying sizes under development by the investor-owned utility (IOU).

Utility EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company) has launched an RFP for a 400MW BESS project to be built to support the grid in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Arizona utility Salt River Project has signed agreement for dispatch rights to 250MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project.

An event on Monday (24 June) celebrated the opening of two large-scale battery storage systems in the service area of Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP), including the southwest US state’s largest project of its type to date.

Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has made Canada’s biggest energy storage procurement to date, selecting nearly 1.8GW of projects through a Request for Proposals (RFP).

US utility Dominion Energy is seeking proposals for solar, wind and energy storage projects in the state of Virginia.

CPS Energy, a municipal utility serving San Antonio, Texas, has launched a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 500MW of energy storage projects.