Investor-owned utility (IOU) Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) is seeking approval from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) to construct a new eight-project portfolio of self-build energy assets.

A report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Aurora Energy Research indicates that the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is projected to experience the highest percentage increase in peak load growth over the next decade among all Regional Transmission Organisations (RTOs).

Developer SMT Energy has secured a US$135 million funding for its 160MW/320MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Houston, Texas.

Developer-operator GridStor has acquired a battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Oklahoma, US totalling 200MW/800MWh from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES).

Plans for a 400MW standalone BESS in Howard County, Indiana, proposed by Spearmint Energy faced a major setback last week.