The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced a conditional commitment for a loan of up to US$2.5 billion to Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO).

The City of Green Bay in Wisconsin, US, has granted a Conditional Use Permit for a large-scale battery storage project proposed by a subsidiary of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).

Energy Dome has signed a contract with Alliant Energy for a 200MWh long-duration energy storage (LDES) project in Wisconsin, which the US utility considers the “first of many.”

Three utilities in Wisconsin are seeking regulatory approval to acquire two solar and storage hybrid projects from Blackstone portfolio company Invenergy as part of a wider US$1.92 billion investment.

US utility company Alliant Energy has moved forward with a long-duration energy storage project based on carbon dioxide-based technology.

US utility Xcel Energy has revealed energy deployment plans for the Upper Midwest region, including 3.6GW of renewables and 600MW of energy storage by 2030.

Black Mountain Energy Storage has won approval for a battery storage project which will be the biggest in the US state of Wisconsin so far.

Alliant Energy’s plans to build two large-scale battery storage projects to pair with solar PV in Wisconsin have been approved by regulators.

Madison Gas and Electric has purchased a solar and battery storage plant with combined capacity of 465MW with WEC Energy Group.

Utility Alliant Energy will deploy a 99MW/396MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at a coal plant which it will retire in 2025.