Clean power captures 91% of new U.S. grid capacity as 2025 installations hit 50 GW
The U.S. clean energy sector set a blistering pace in 2025, with utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage accounting for 91% of all new power capacity added to the domestic grid.
Tesla energy storage deployments down 15% on ‘clumpy’ first quarter
After peaking at over 14 GWh and accounting for 15% of Tesla’s revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025, energy storage saw a seasonal decline to 8.8 GWh accounting for 10.8% of the company’s revenue.
Tenaska, TVA sign agreement for 225 MW battery project in Tennessee
Tenaska and the Tennessee Valley Authority have reached a long term agreement for a 225 MW battery energy storage system in Hawkins County, Tennessee, marking a $300 million investment in regional grid reliability.
Georgia Power breaks ground on 1 GWh BESS near existing solar site
Construction has begun on a 260 MW/1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the state of Georgia. Burns & McDonnell has been contracted to build the battery which is scheduled for completion in 2027.
IOWN Energy closes sale of 127 MW Nevada battery project
IOWN Energy facilitated the financing and sale of a 127 MW / 506 MWh standalone battery energy storage project to independent power producer DESRI.
U.S. solar and storage market report: 2026 state rankings and forecasts
Reviewing the top ten states for solar generation and capacity, energy storage buildout, and more.
Form Energy, Crusoe partner on 12 GWh of iron-air batteries for AI data centers
Only weeks after announcing the world’s largest project to support a Google data center in Minnesota, the US iron air battery specialist has entered another mega deal, bringing its project pipeline under agreement to more than 75 GWh.
Second-life EV batteries approved for data center microgrid expansion
Crusoe and Redwood Energy are scaling a microgrid in Sparks, Nevada, by using repurposed electric vehicle batteries and solar to supply additional modular data centers.
U.S. energy storage installations reach record 18.9 GW in 2025
Annual deployments grow 52% as utility-scale and residential sectors drive market expansion through year-end, said a report from Wood Mackenzie.
RWE, Peak Energy to deploy first sodium-ion battery in U.S. grid
Peak Energy says it will deploy the first sodium-ion battery in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) service area with RWE Americas in eastern Wisconsin, using passively cooled grid-scale storage that cuts auxiliary power use by 90% and lowers lifetime storage costs by $70/kWh.
