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In this US news roundup, battery energy storage system (BESS) project updates from Spearmint Energy in Texas, Polaris Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico, and Clearway Energy Group in Utah.

ESN Premium examines likely reasons why owner SK Innovation E&S is seeking financing options for Key Capture Energy (KCE), including a potential sale.

Industry leaders warned that “unfettered optimism” regarding battery degradation is hitting a wall of operational reality.

A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, focused on the evolving landscape of battery energy storage system (BESS) procurement.

Gridstor and Axpo have executed an energy storage revenue swap agreement for a 220MW/440MWh BESS in Galveston County, Texas.

Carbon dioxide-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) company Energy Dome and digital infrastructure company New Era Energy & Digital (NUAI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deploy Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery Plus technology in Odessa, Texas.

esVolta has closed a US$139.6 million project financing package with MUFG Bank for its 300MWh Boxcar energy storage project in Texas, US.

Arevon, Banpu Power (BPP) and Energy Vault have made BESS project announcements totalling 1,550MWh of capacity in the US.

Tapas Peshin of energy management software provider PCI Energy Solutions, on one of the biggest changes in Texas’ ERCOT market for battery storage assets.