U.S. Round-Up: NineDot closes $431M financing for NYC, e-STORAGE inks 503 MWh Texas deal, FlexGen brings 174 MW online

The flurry of U.S. news in this round-up include’s NineDot Energy’s funding for NYC community storage, e-STORAGE partnering with Sunraycer in ERCOT, FlexGen reaches commissioned project for Alliant Energy, and Ameresco finalizes tax credit transfers for its storage portfolio.

February 12, 2026 Tristan Rayner

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From ESS News

Developer NineDot Energy announced this week it secured $431 million in debt financing to support the construction of 28 community-scale battery energy storage systems in the New York City metro area. Led by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, the funding covers a portfolio totaling 124 MW/494 MWh.

e-STORAGE to supply 503 MWh to Sunraycer

Canadian Solar subsidiary e-STORAGE has signed a supply and service agreement with developer Sunraycer for two standalone battery projects in Franklin County, Texas. The deal covers the 202 MWh Lupinus 1 and 301 MWh Lupinus 2 projects, totaling 503 MWh of capacity.

FlexGen and Alliant Energy commission 174 MW

Integrator FlexGen and utility Alliant Energy have brought two utility-scale storage projects online in the Midwest. The 75 MW Wood County facility in Wisconsin and the 99 MW Wever facility in Iowa are now fully operational.

Ameresco completes ITC transfers and debt financing

Ameresco has closed a series of transactions involving long-term debt financing and the transfer of investment tax credits (ITCs) for its battery storage assets. The deals were executed through a private shelf facility with CounterpointeSRE and Barings.

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