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The Minnesota Senate, the upper legislative house of the state. Image: Minnesota Senate Republicans via Flickr.

‘New era’ begins for Minnesota solar and storage market as US$80 million incentives package passed

May 24, 2023
The US state of Minnesota has passed a package of incentives for solar, energy storage, microgrids and energy resiliency totalling US$80 million.
Federal energy minister Chris Bowen speaking at the Smart Energy event, Sydney, New South Wales, 3 May 2023. Image: Smart Energy Council.

Australia to begin ‘energy storage target’ tenders this year, details to come in Budget

May 4, 2023
Australia will launch its first tenders for large-scale energy storage resources during this year, minister says.
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Maryland could cut energy costs and emissions with 2.5GW of storage by 2033, says ACP

April 5, 2023
Some 2.5-3.6GW of energy storage could be cost-effectively deployed by 2033 to cut emissions and lower energy costs in the US state of Maryland, American Clean Power (ACP) said.
Then-state premier Steven Marshall speaks at the 2018 opening of a factory in South Australia by home ESS maker Sonnen. The state accounted for 27% of market volume in 2022 and leads in per-household installations. Image: Sonnen.

Australia’s residential energy storage market grew 55% in 2022

April 3, 2023
The Australian market for residential battery storage grew by an estimated 55% in 2022 from the previous year, according to SunWiz.
Wandoan South BESS, a 100MW/150MWh project in Queensland which went online last year. Image: Vena Energy.

Queensland hails public ownership as key to energy transition, launches EOI for 250MW battery storage project

March 13, 2023
The government of Queensland has said keeping energy sector in public ownership will be key to an orderly transition away from fossil fuels.
Rendering of a New South Wales battery storage project currently under construction through Shell and state-owned energy developer Edify Energy. Image: Edify.

Shell battery project in New South Wales would add 1GWh energy storage to growing market

October 17, 2022
Development of battery systems to help integrate renewables and boost grid reliability continues to pick up pace in New South Wales.
Wandoan South BESS, a 100MW/150MWh project in Queensland which went online last year. Image: Vena Energy.

Queensland sets 70% by 2032 renewables target and prepares Energy Storage Strategy

September 28, 2022
Queensland gets about 21% of its energy from renewables, but the state government has just set an increased target of 70% renewables by 2032.
Victorian Big Battery. Image: Victoria State government.

Australian state of Victoria introduces bigger energy storage deployment target than New York

September 27, 2022
Victoria, Australia, will target 6.3GW of renewable energy storage by 2035, one of the world’s most ambitious storage policy goals.
Rendering of CS Energy's 200MWh Chincilla BESS project, announced by the state-owned group earlier this year. Image: CS Energy.

Queensland state budget funds battery storage buildout ‘blitz’

June 27, 2022
Queensland’s state government has identified batteries as the fastest way to add energy storage to the electricity network.
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California’s 2022-2023 budget includes US$380m to support long-duration energy storage projects

January 11, 2022
US$380 million in support for long-duration energy storage projects in California has been included in the state’s budget for 2022-2023. 

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