US clean energy future hangs in balance in US Senate’s ‘vote-a-rama’ on reconciliation bill
US Senators are expected to begin voting on the tax reconciliation bill today, with a draft published on Friday coming down hard on clean energy tax credits.
Fengate, Alpha Omega Power’s California BESS operational after ‘rigorous’ fire training
Fengate Asset Management and Alpha Omega Power’s (AOP’s) 100MW/400MWh Caballero battery energy storage system (BESS) in California, has reached commercial operations.
Intersect Power renegotiates BESS offtake deal to mitigate US tariff uncertainty
Intersect Power has become the latest player in the energy storage space to feel the adverse effects of tariff increases and policy uncertainty.
Prevalon Energy’s 320MWh Idaho BESS enters commercial operations
Dedicated BESS spin-out of Mitsubishi Power Americas, Prevalon Energy’s battery energy storage system (BESS) has entered commercial operations at utility Idaho Power’s Happy Valley battery storage project.
Powin ‘struggling to compete with Chinese OEMs’ integrated BESS offerings’
Competition from Chinese manufacturers put Powin on a tricky footing, even before industry headwinds dealt the company what appears to have been a lethal blow.
New Jersey launches phase one of energy storage expansion programme
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved a programme to “significantly” expand the amount of grid-scale energy storage capacity in the state.
DESRI, Origis, rPlus finance, launch construction on 2.8GWh of US solar and storage projects
DESRI, Origis Energy and rPlus Energies have progressed the financing or construction of major large-scale solar and storage projects across the US, totalling 2.8GWh of BESS capacity – all outside of Texas and California.
Senate Finance Committee reconciliation bill draft keeps energy storage ITC, cuts solar PV, wind and EV incentives
US tax credits for energy storage projects could be retained even if solar PV, wind and electric vehicle (EV) incentives face cuts.
California Energy Commission approves 4.6GWh solar-storage project, opt-in scheme receives flood of applications
After months of deliberation and analysis, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the first project reviewed as part of its opt-in certification scheme.
California’s Fresno County introduces ‘fire mitigation payments’ for BESS projects
A fire protection and emergency services provider in California, US, has introduced a mandatory risk mitigation payment system for solar PV and energy storage developers.
