In this Energy-Storage.news roundup, Hydrostor receives permitting approval for its California project, Hawaiian Electric is set to begin construction on a Maui battery energy storage system (BESS) and Peregrine and Wärtsilä advance construction of a Texas BESS.
The New Orleans, Louisiana, US City Council voted unanimously to approve a US$28 million virtual power plant (VPP) programme, reportedly, the first distributed energy resource (DER) programme in the city.
Energy-Storage.news Premium speaks with CEO of optimisation platform provider Ascend Analytics, Dr. Gary Dorris, PhD, about navigating ERCOT’s revenue opportunities and the implementation of RTC+B.
The board of trustees for New York Power Authority (NYPA) last week gave the greenlight for the public power organisation to develop an additional 1.2GW of storage as part of its renewed Strategic Plan for New Renewable Energy Generation.
California Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) Clean Power Alliance (CPA) last week (8 December 2025) moved one step closer to executing agreements for offtake with two companies developing innovative thermal battery storage projects.
Two US companies, GridStor, and CPS Energy are making advancements on Texas energy storage deployments, with GridStor executing a tolling agreement and CPS Energy issuing a new request for proposals.
In an upcoming conversation with Energy-Storage.news Premium and Optimisation platform provider Ascend Analytics, CEO Dr. Gary Dorris PhD, discusses the ‘roller coaster’ revenues of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market.
According to the Q4 2025 US Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the American Clean Power Association (ACP), 2025 energy storage installations surpassed 2024 capacity.
In this edition of the Energy-Storage.news US news roundup, EticaAG partners with Shell on battery immersion tech, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory begins utility-scale battery testing, and ON.Energy announces a transformer supply agreement.
