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New Jersey outlines path to 2 GW of energy storage by 2030
A 350 MW to 750 MW tender will open on Wednesday as the New Jersey Public Utilities Board reveals details of a revamped energy storage drive with an emphasis on savings for ratepayers.
Senate Republican proposed bill spares batteries from harshest cuts
Energy elements of the Senate Finance Committee’s draft budget reconciliation bill would leave the tax credits of battery component factories largely untouched, but could target some foreign manufacturers as well as restricting incentives for small-scale batteries.
First stage of Amazon’s 4 GWh Californian solar-plus-storage site is built
AES Corp is working on the 1 GW solar plus 1 GW/4 GWh battery site under a 15-year deal for the online retailer and said it expects to complete construction of the second half of the project next year.
U.S. battery supplier Powin files for bankruptcy
The Oregon-based business has been hit by steepening tariffs as it imported lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) battery components from China.
Finance and construction updates from 2 GWh of batteries
Spearmint Energy has secured $252 million funding for a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Texas, Trina is supplying a 371 MWh BESS in Houston, EDF has sourced long-term funding for an operational site in California, and Strata and Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Inc. (PSEI) have broken ground on a solar-plus-storage project in Arizona.
How to trump the flow battery doubters
While some clean energy executives are worried over the new U.S. administration and its stance on the energy transition, others have been talking up the fossil fuel industry-friendly aspects of flow batteries that may be needed to power a boom in artificial intelligence-focused data centers.
Supply deal and finance for another 2.2 GWh of US batteries
Canadian Solar will supply its SolBank 3.0 battery systems to Aypa Power’s projects in California and Texas and finance has been secured to complete construction of a further 220 MW/440 MWh battery energy storage system in the Lone Star State.
Deals for 1.12 GWh of battery energy storage in the U.S.
Two more grid-scale batteries in California, and one in Texas, are nearing completion after funding and sale transactions have been closed.
New York’s NineDot secures funds for 400 MWh of urban batteries
The New York City-based developer of urban, “community-scale” battery energy storage systems has landed a $65 million finance package from lenders led by First Citizens Bank.
Canadian Solar to supply two Texan battery projects
The solar and energy storage manufacturer will provide battery energy storage systems (BESS) for the Gaia and Midpoint projects as well as up to 2 GWp of solar panels.
