Tesla reports declines in quarterly energy storage revenues and deployments
Tesla’s quarterly energy storage deployments fell 15% while revenues for its energy division dropped 12% year-over-year from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026.
‘It depends’: Designing battery storage for AI data centre co-location is a moving target
The many considerations developers must factor in when deploying battery storage for data centres were discussed on a panel at Energy Storage Summit USA 2026.
BESS analytics ‘bridge the gap between technical performance and commercial outcomes’
Lennart Hinrichs, executive VP and general manager for Americas at TWAICE, discusses the value proposition of BESS data analytics for the North American market.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signs legislation mandating 20.78GW of energy storage
Virginia, US Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation authorising the state to target a total of 20.78GW of energy storage capacity.
‘Unfettered optimism’ on US BESS degradation hits wall of operational reality
Industry leaders warned that “unfettered optimism” regarding battery degradation is hitting a wall of operational reality.
US battery storage developers get creative as pure merchant model fades
A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, discussed the “creative, innovative structures” developers are having to embrace to secure long-term revenues for energy storage projects.
Experts weigh in on navigating supply chain bottlenecks in US energy storage
A panel at the 2026 US Energy Storage Summit in Dallas, Texas, focused on the evolving landscape of battery energy storage system (BESS) procurement.
Minnesota regulator approves Xcel’s controversial utility-owned virtual power plant
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved a 200MW expansion of utility Xcel Energy’s Capacity*Connect virtual power plant (VPP) programme.
American Battery Factory, Lion Energy form partnership for US-made LFP BESS equipment
Lion Energy has announced a strategic partnership with gigafactory startup American Battery Factory to enable recently announced 4.5GWh offtake agreements.
GridStor, Axpo execute energy storage revenue swap agreement for 440MWh Texas BESS
Gridstor and Axpo have executed an energy storage revenue swap agreement for a 220MW/440MWh BESS in Galveston County, Texas.
