Power company AES Corporation has completed construction of the 1,000MW Bellefield 1 project in Kern County, California. The project includes 500MW of solar and 500MW/2,000MWh of battery storage.

In Texas, two companies, Energy Vault, recognised for its gravity energy storage technology, and Agilitas, known for smaller-scale projects in the Northeastern US, have put utility-scale energy storage projects in the state into operation.

According to specialist renewable energy insurance company kWh Analytics’ 2025 Solar Risk Assessment, concern around battery energy storage system (BESS) safety has risen following recent fire incidents.

Texas, US, Governor Greg Abbott signed a law placing mandates on decommissioning battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities at the end of their lifecycle.

China continues to dominate BESS deployments globally with 4.3GW/11.2GWh of deployments in May, including a 1GWh flow battery system.

Ascend Analytics recently released its ERCOT Market Report, Release 5.2, containing power market forecasts from the company.

A news roundup focusing on FlexGen’s recent partnership with Rosendin, Energy Vault and Jupiter Power’s continued development and assistance from Stem Inc. for rPlus Energies.

Wisconsin’s first large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project, the 110MW Paris Solar-Battery Park, has come online.

According to the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP’s) Q1 2025 market report, US clean power deployment totalled 7.4GW.

New analysis from Clean Energy Associates (CEA) and Wood Mackenzie highlights the challenges facing the US battery storage market due to trade tariffs.