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- The key development: PJM has proposed a major overhaul of how it procures power capacity in response to surging data centre demand. Supporting detail: PJM, the nation’s largest grid operator, submitted a two-part plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on 31 July and 7 August to address surging electricity demand from data centres.
- The key development: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa. Supporting detail: The investment will bring Iowa's only nuclear power plant back online, advancing President Trump's energy dominance agenda and Executive O…
- The key development: Flex announced it plans to acquire EPC Power at a value of $4.4 billion. Supporting detail: Flex plans to separate CPI into an independent publicly traded company in Q1 2027.
- The key development: The initiative, designed to test the locational value of customer-sited resources, will deploy flexible capacity from thousands of existing home batteries and smart devices across the Bay Area, while subsidizing the purchase and installation of new battery-… Supporting detail: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Rewiring America and Google have launched the Smart Home Assets for Reliabili…
- The key development: The UAE has raised its renewable and nuclear energy target to account for 35% of its energy mix by 2030-31, according to state-run media. Supporting detail: Al Mazrouei said that 24-hour or “round-the-clock” solar PV and energy storage projects will be a major part of the expanded target.
BESS Technology
This novel power line could link 3 grids across 3 time zones
Michael Skelly knows it’s hard to build a huge transmission line that connects different regions of the grid.
- He has spent a decade trying to get one up and running.
- But Skelly, now CEO of Grid United , thinks his current attempt to build a first-of-its-kind transmission line is on the right track.
Amazon signs first Asia Pacific standalone battery storage tolling deal for 50MW BESS in Australia
Anza Power has signed a tolling agreement with Amazon Australia for the 50MW/200MWh Bairnsdale BESS in East Gippsland, Victoria.
- Anza Power has signed a tolling agreement with Amazon Australia for the 50MW/200MWh Bairnsdale battery energy storage system (BESS) in East Gippsland, Victoria.
- This marks Amazon’s first standalone battery storage tolling agreement in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
- Anza Power is a renewable energy developer, owner, and operator, launched by global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital in January 2026, with a US$300 million commitment to deliver reliable, clean energy across Australia and New Zealand.
- Unlike the solar-plus-storage projects that have typically anchored Amazon’s Australian renewable energy portfolio, the Bairnsdale system will connect directly to the electricity grid as an independent asset, without being paired with a co-located solar or wind farm.
- The arrangement is also described as a first-of-its-kind agreement in Australia for a non-energy business to contract for a standalone battery storage system.
Macquarie-backed Blueleaf Energy and Universal Peak close financing on Malaysia tender-winning BESS project
Blueleaf and Universal Peak have closed financing for a 100MW/400MWh BESS project, one of four winning bids in a Malaysian government tender.
- Blueleaf Energy and Universal Peak have closed financing for a 100MW/400MWh battery storage project, which was one of four winning bids in a Malaysian government tender.
- The joint venture (JV) partners announced the financial close of the utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project at the beginning of this month (1 September), putting it on track for scheduled commissioning in mid-2027.
- Financial terms of the transaction, which was closed with major Singaporean bank UOB, were not disclosed.
- The parties held a formal signing ceremony in Singapore.
- The project was among a further three of equal size selected in the inaugural Malaysia Battery Energy Storage System (MyBeST) competitive solicitation, launched in November 2024 by the Southeast Asian country’s Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga, ST).
Data Centers
PG&E and Rewiring America announce Google-funded virtual power plant program
The initiative, designed to test the locational value of customer-sited resources, will deploy flexible capacity from thousands of existing home batteries and smart devices across the Bay Area, while subsidizing the purchase and installation of new battery-…
- The initiative, designed to test the locational value of customer-sited resources, will deploy flexible capacity from thousands of existing home batteries and smart devices across the Bay Area, while subsidizing the purchase and installation of new battery-enabled Carrier heat pumps.
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Rewiring America and Google have launched the Smart Home Assets for Reliability and Efficiency (SHARE) program, a virtual power plant (VPP) designed to deploy and manage flexible residential energy devices in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- In comments to pv magazine USA , PG&E and Rewiring America said they expect the SHARE program to reach approximately 12 MW of capacity by 2028, including capacity from new battery-enabled heat pumps and as many as 21,000 existing distributed energy resources like Tesla Powerwall batteries and sma…
- Rewiring America will handle customer signups and manage installer relationships, and funding for program operations and any incentives paid to participants will come from Google.
- PG&E will operate the VPP through its DERMS platform, issuing dispatch instructions and measuring performance.
Hecate Energy targets Q1 2027 for $1.2 billion Nasdaq listing
Utility-scale developer Hecate Energy and special purpose acquisition company EGH Acquisition Corp. have confirmed progress toward their proposed SPAC merger, which values Hecate at an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion.
- Utility-scale solar, energy storage, and power plant developer Hecate Energy has cleared a key regulatory and legal hurdle on its path to becoming a publicly traded company through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) EGH Acquisition Corp. The transaction, initially announced…
- Following the resolution of legal disputes with existing lenders, the transaction is now expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, clearing the path for Hecate to list on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol HCTE.
- Over the past several months, Hecate worked alongside its lender group to settle legal and documentation disputes tied to the developer’s existing debt facilities.
- The parties confirmed that these matters have been fully resolved with no further action required, removing a primary overhang that had delayed the de-SPAC timeline.
- “The positive conclusion to this phase of our process reinforces the strength of our platform and balance sheet, and allows the entire team to stay fully focused on what we do best: advancing a large, deliverable portfolio of energy parks positioned to serve the fastest-growing demand segments in…
Why Battery Storage May Be Crucial to Data Center Development
As AI infrastructure continues to grow exponentially, many are concerned about data center energy usage and its implications for electricity load growth.
- Some estimates project that data centers could comprise up to 20% of total US electricity usage by 2035.
- How will the power system meet this rising demand for energy, and can it do… CESA > Blog > Why Battery Storage May Be Crucial to Data Center Development As AI infrastructure continues to grow exponentially, many are concerned about data center energy usage and its implications for electricity loa…
- How will the power system meet this rising demand for energy, and can it do so affordably?
- On June 24, 2026, over 300 participants joined a webinar presented by the Clean Energy States Alliance for the Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership to discuss the energy demands of artificial intelligence and the critical role that battery storage could play in data center development.
- During the webinar, David Chernis, Director of Flexible Compute Platforms at CPower , walked through five key reasons why he believes battery energy storage is the solution to rising energy demand from data centers.
Data center planning for local and state policymakers
Policymakers and ratepayers have many options to control how the rise in data centers and electricity demand affects communities, according to a recent webinar from Clean Energy Group.
- Data centers have existed for many decades, long used to store and process computational data.
- But what is new is the size and scale of the current build-out, Alli Finn, director of community partnerships at AI Now Institute , shared in a recent Clean Energy Group (CEG) webinar.
- The build-out, Finn said, is propped up by a huge amount of capital investments in the data center industry coupled with an equal measure of impacts.
- The webinar focused on potential negative impacts and what can be done to alleviate the pain.
- While data centers exist all over the world, the boom is most pronounced in the United States.
PJM, Dominion Review Large Load Transfer Event | PJM Inside Lines
Need for Ride-Through Standards for Large Load Disconnections Discussed in Wake of ~3,800 MW Load Transfer Event, the Largest PJM Has Experienced PJM is evaluating potential changes to interconnection reliability requirements, including existing and future…
- Need for Ride-Through Standards for Large Load Disconnections Discussed in Wake of ~3,800 MW Load Transfer Event, the Largest PJM Has Experienced PJM is evaluating potential changes to interconnection reliability requirements, including existing and future ride-through standards and practices for…
- It was the largest such event in PJM history.
- The grid did not experience significant reliability impacts but did experience a high imbalance between generation and load and large swings in voltage and frequency.
- PJM and Dominion operators quickly took controlling actions, as data centers disconnected from the grid and switched to backup generation in reaction to a system fault.
- 6 meeting of PJM’s Operating Committee, PJM and Dominion discussed preliminary findings from the event, system impacts and work underway to develop standards to reliably integrate the operation of such computational loads on the bulk power system.
Over 700 New Generation Projects Accepted Into First Cycle of Reformed Interconnection Process | PJM Inside Lines
More Than 200 GW in Planned Resources Move Forward To Address Growing Electricity Demand (Valley Forge, PA – Aug.
- 3, 2026) – PJM Interconnection today announced that 715 new generation projects, capable of generating more than 200 GW of electricity, have qualified to be studied in the first Cycle of PJM’s reformed interconnection process.
- This marks the first group of proposed generation resources to be processed under a new approach designed to reduce speculative projects, improve predictability and increase the overall pace of interconnection.
- Projects will be reviewed in the Cycle in what is designed to be a one- to two-year process, depending on the impact of an individual project.
- There is no remaining backlog from prior queues.
- “PJM is encouraged at the number and quality of applications that are proceeding through the study process to help address the long-term shortage of electricity supply that we are facing,” said Jason Connell, Vice President – Planning.
Manufacturing
How Sirius PV is using AI to revolutionize its solar module plant operations
From everyday plant operations and productivity monitoring to materials tracking and tax credit compliance, the in-house manufacturing execution system and AI plant monitor created by Sirius PV engineers plays a key role in allowing the company to deliver i…
- From everyday plant operations and productivity monitoring to materials tracking and tax credit compliance, the in-house manufacturing execution system and AI plant monitor created by Sirius PV engineers plays a key role in allowing the company to deliver its ultra-high quality residential module…
- Since late 2024, Turkish company Elin Energy has operated a 1 gigawatt solar module factory in Brookshire, Texas, just west of downtown Houston, in which it produces its Sirius PV brand of solar modules for the U.S. market.
- The company now employs 300 workers at the facility, where it makes ultra high-quality, all black modules for some of the biggest companies in U.S. residential solar.
- Elin has also helped kickstart a vibrant ecosystem of upstream component suppliers, which now produce many of the materials necessary to build solar modules, right in Texas.
- Sirius PV products are held to extremely high quality standards, ensuring that every module rolls off the assembly line ready for a lifetime on a rooftop, with a perfectly uniform black surface that will stand the test of time.
The ramp-up months that decide whether a new solar factory can deliver
Intertek CEA’s Jordan Wilson discusses how buyers can protect themselves from the ramp-up risk that can emerge after new PV manufacturing facilities begin production.
- New solar factories run into trouble on a schedule.
- Not at the ribbon-cutting, and not in the sales pitch.
- The trouble shows up months into production, before workers have learned the line and new equipment has been dialled in.
- Last year, more than 70% of the factories we audited scored in our bottom two tiers.
- None reached the top grade.
Policy & Markets
Climate groups slam Germany’s ‘pro-gas’ capacity market design as European Commission grants state aid approval
EC’s late approval of Germany’s capacity market auctions leaves no room for public scrutiny, according to environmental law charity.
- The European Commission’s late approval of Germany’s capacity market auctions leaves no room for public scrutiny, according to environmental law charity ClientEarth.
- The European Commission (EC) approved the capacity mechanism available for Germany from 2031 under European Union (EU) State aid rules yesterday (2 September).
- Germany’s Federal Network Regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), is due to begin the first Electricity Supply Security and Capacity Act (StromVKG) tender on 9 September.
- Stéphanie Nieuwbourg, a lawyer at ClientEarth, which filed a previous State aid complaint alleging that the auction design favours fossil fuel gas generation in November 2025, said that the EC’s announcement was “astonishing.”
- “Based on the legislation adopted by Germany, we do not see how the Commission could conclude that this measure complies with its own State aid rules.”
Synergy fined AU$1.2 million over Kwinana battery software error that inflated wholesale prices in Western Australia
Western Australia's ERA has fined state-owned energy company Synergy AU$1.2 million (US$785,600) after a software error at the Kwinana BESS.
- Western Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) has fined state-owned energy company Synergy AU$1.2 million (US$785,600) after finding that a software error caused the company’s Kwinana battery energy storage system (BESS) to submit inflated price offers into the state’s Wholesale Electri…
- The ERA is Western Australia’s independent economic regulator, responsible for overseeing utility markets, including electricity, to protect consumers’ long-term interests.
- Following an investigation, the regulator found that Synergy’s offers for energy from Kwinana caused inflated prices in the WEM due to an error in the company’s trading software.
- The ERA estimated that the over-pricing increased wholesale energy costs by approximately AU$9.5 million over an eight-month period beginning in late 2023, with Synergy gaining around AU$850,000 in additional revenue as a result.
- Under WEM rules, companies bidding to sell electricity are required to do so at no more than their reasonable cost of production.
U.S. LNG exports rose 23% in the first half of 2026 because of higher capacity
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports averaged 17.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first six months of the year, 23% more than the same period in 2025, according to our Natural Gas Monthly.
- In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we estimate U.S. LNG exports will average 17.3 Bcf/d in the second half of 2026 (2H26) before rising to 18.7 Bcf/d in 1H27.
- Key reported scale or value: 17.4 billion.
TIDAL PWR, BTQ Develop Blueprint for Quantum-Ready Data Centers
Texas data center developer TIDAL PWR, which says it has seven projects totaling 9.87 GW in its artificial intelligence (AI) campus development pipeline Texas data center developer TIDAL PWR, which says it has seven projects totaling 9.87 GW in its artifici…
- Texas data center developer TIDAL PWR, which says it has seven projects totaling 9.87 GW in its artificial intelligence (AI) campus development pipeline Texas data center developer TIDAL PWR, which says it has seven projects totaling 9.87 GW in its artificial intelligence (AI) campus development…
- The companies, which unveiled the collaboration on July 20, told POWER in August that they expect an initial 90-day workstream to produce a planning blueprint for data center developers, facilities and power engineers, security teams, and procurement teams.
- While the effort remains pre-customer and pre-deployment, the blueprint is intended to help developers account for quantum computing in the long-lead decisions that determine where large computing campuses can be built, how they will be powered, and whether planned infrastructure can accommodate…
- Conventional data centers typically run AI and HPC workloads on classical computing systems structured around central processing units, graphics processing units, memory, storage, and high-speed networking.
- These systems process information as bits and support workloads ranging from AI model training and inference to large-scale simulation and data analysis.
Battery storage cannot be the backbone of the next-generation electric grid if asset owners keep leaving money on the table
As the battery storage industry matures through competition and scale, a significant push for efficiency is coming, writes Dr Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO and co-founder of ACCURE Battery Intelligence.
- The energy system is being reshaped by three forces at once.
- A decade of heavy renewables build-out has left grids fighting curtailment and congestion; ageing network infrastructure is straining under loads it was never designed to carry; and AI is driving exponential, entirely new demand.
- Against a backdrop of decarbonisation and sharpening geopolitics, the system now needs security, resilience and flexibility above all.
- Investment in the system is the common thread that answers all three, and grid-scale battery storage is fast becoming the critical infrastructure that underpins it.
- Batteries are no longer a single, uniform bet.
BESS Industry Buzz: German grid attack, revenue cannibilisation, CATL’s price cut, sodium-ion’s ramp-up and more
A roundup of some of user-posted analysis, views and unofficial news from across the industry this past week.
- A roundup of user-posted analysis, views and unofficial news from across the industry this past week, this time looking at this week’s sabotage attack on the German grid, BESS revenues and electricity market activity, CATL’s LFP price cut and various non-lithium news.
- Following the first edition last week , this week’s BESS (battery energy storage system) Industry Buzz brings you another roundup of what people are discussing on our LinkedIn feed.
- Jerry Wan, founder & CEO of battery technology company JLi Battery, posted about CATL cutting the price of its 314Ah lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell this week.
- What does it say about the industry, both in terms of 2026 dynamics and looking forward?
- While clearly a much bigger story than just battery energy storage systems (BESS) the double attack on the German grid highlighted the role the technology can play in helping maintain system stability during outages and worst-case-scenarios.
PJM’s New Five-Year Strategy Focuses on Reliability
Four Priorities Outline How PJM Will Meet Growing Demand in an Evolving Industry PJM released its new five-year strategy Aug.
- 19, reaffirming its commitment to reliability and outlining four priorities to meet the demands of accelerating load growth amid constrained capacity and a rapidly evolving industry.
- “Our strategy will align PJM and its stakeholders on the actions required to meet the challenges in front of us,” said Chief Strategy Officer Aftab Khan, who presented Shaping a Powerful Change: PJM Five-Year Strategy (PDF) to the Members Committee.
- “Making sure we have the resources to support reliability is in the public interest, which demands a partnership that includes PJM, states, utilities, generators and customers.
- This strategy provides the framework to get us there.”
- The strategy specifies PJM’s mandate: “PJM is a mission-driven organization that serves the public interest as a FERC-authorized RTO.
FERC Accepts PJM Minimum Capitalization Rules To Reduce Market Risk | PJM Inside Lines
FERC has accepted PJM’s new requirements for PJM Market Participants to show proof of financial health to be eligible to participate in PJM markets.
- Companies that cannot meet minimum capitalization thresholds can still qualify to participate by demonstrating other evidence of financial health, including posting collateral, providing a letter of credit or supplying a corporate guaranty.
- “We find it reasonable to require Market Participants be solvent to participate in PJM markets,” the FERC order stated.
- The new minimum capitalization thresholds are reasonable in order to demonstrate proof of Market Participants’ financial health, FERC found, and “has the effect of encouraging Market Participants to have stronger balance sheets and disciplined debt management.”
- The changes approved by FERC’s July 26 order received nearly unanimous support from stakeholders and align with similar requirements approved by FERC for other grid operators nationwide.
- “These changes allow reasonable access to PJM for both established and developing business entities,” said Lisa Drauschak, PJM Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Safety & Thermal Events
Powered by People: EnerSys’ Randy Reyer on building safety into every day
Randy is Vice President, Environmental, Health & Safety at EnerSys, where his work touches manufacturing operations, worker safety, environmental controls, equipment design, and compliance.
- Randy is Vice President, Environmental, Health & Safety at EnerSys, where his work touches manufacturing operations, worker safety, environmental controls, equipment design, compliance and industry collaboration.
- But his path into the field began at Laidlaw Environmental Services, where he worked as a project manager and field chemist supporting the Mid-Atlantic GE Aerospace, later Martin Marietta, division across two states and eight facilities.
- Powered by People is a series that highlights the essential workers who support battery manufacturing, recycling, innovation, and logistics.
- These dedicated employees are the true strength of the battery industry and perform key roles that protect critical mineral supply chains, develop new technologies, and ensure a resilient energy storage industry to power the economy of tomorrow.
- Ask Randy Reyer how he found his way into environmental, health and safety, and he starts not with a grand plan, but with a first job, a manager who noticed his work ethic, and advice that stayed with him: build a toolbox you can take anywhere.
Broader Lithium-ion
EVs outsell petrol in Australia for the first time, led by China
Electric cars outsold petrol cars in Australia for the first time in August.
- Battery-electric vehicles hit 27,078 sales, or 24.9% of the new-car market, ahead of both petrol (25,824) and diesel (23,608).
- The Tesla Model Y topped every model on sale.
- But look past it, and Australia’s EV record is almost entirely a Chinese one.
Raw Materials & Supply Chains
Powered by People: Storion’s Brian Berland thinks big about flow batteries
Brian Berland, has spent a quarter century on hard energy problems: harvesting solar energy without silicon semiconductors, portable fuel cells, flexible electrochromic window films, and batteries as thin as a sheet of paper for medical devices and flexible…
- Brian Berland, has spent a quarter century on hard energy problems: harvesting solar energy without silicon semiconductors, portable fuel cells, flexible electrochromic window films, and batteries as thin as a sheet of paper for medical devices and flexible electronics.
- Berland, who holds a Ph.D.
- in chemistry from the University of Colorado, has spent a quarter century on hard energy problems: harvesting solar energy without silicon semiconductors, portable fuel cells, flexible electrochromic window films that improve a building’s energy efficiency, and batteries as thin as a sheet of pap…
- Powered by People is a series that highlights the essential workers who support battery manufacturing, recycling, innovation, and logistics.
- These dedicated employees are the true strength of the battery industry.
Critical Mineral Recovery: Why Every Lead Battery Matters to America’s Supply Chain
The lead battery industry has been proven to operate one of the nation's most successful critical mineral recovery systems.
- This important circular economy is a model for other battery chemistries.
- This important circular economy for battery materials is a model for other battery chemistries and is a strategic asset worth protecting.
- America faces growing demand for critical minerals to build batteries even as it relies on imports to meet this manufacturing need.
- According to the Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 report by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. currently relies on imports for more than half of nationwide lithium demand and more than two-thirds of the rare-earth compounds required by the domestic economy.
- Fortunately, the lead battery industry has been proven to operate one of the nation’s most successful critical mineral recovery systems.
Projects & Operations
UAE to hit 35% clean energy by 2031, bets on 24/7 solar-plus-storage
The UAE has raised its renewable and nuclear energy target to account for 35% of its energy mix by 2030-31, according to state-run media.
- Emirati Minister for Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) earlier this week that meeting the targets will require additional projects, greater competition and expanded private-sector participation in power generation.
- Al Mazrouei said that 24-hour or “round-the-clock” solar PV and energy storage projects will be a major part of the expanded target.
- He cited the falling cost of both technologies and the advances in energy storage, enabling longer storage durations and expanding the usage of solar power beyond sunshine hours.
- WAM reported that the minister said these developments have made solar-plus-storage a comparable offering with natural gas, nuclear power and other baseload technologies, “while offering encouraging and competitive prices”.
- The target will also require expanded investment in electricity grids to reduce losses, improve efficiency and lower power prices, alongside more transmission interconnections with neighbouring countries and a growing emphasis on clean energy sources.
PJM targets data centre demand with 6GW backstop auction; BESS expected to have competitive edge
PJM has proposed a major overhaul of how it procures power capacity in response to surging data centre demand.
- PJM has proposed a major overhaul of how it procures power capacity in response to surging data centre demand that has driven auction prices up more than 1,000% in two years and threatens to add US$70 per month to average household electricity bills by 2028.
- PJM, the nation’s largest grid operator, submitted a two-part plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on 31 July and 7 August to address surging electricity demand from data centres.
- In PJM’s latest capacity auction for the delivery year beginning mid-2028, the grid operator was unable to secure adequate capacity to achieve its 20% reserve margin target—a threshold intended to limit PJM to no more than one unplanned power outage per decade.
- The deficit was primarily attributed to rising data centre load projections and insufficient corresponding new power generation.
- The operator projects that data centre and other large load demand could increase by as much as 70GW by 2038.
Energy Department Closes $1.9 Billion Loan to Restart Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa.
- WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) today announced the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa.
- The investment will bring Iowa's only nuclear power plant back online, advancing President Trump's energy dominance agenda and Executive Order, Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base .
- “President Trump has set an ambitious course to restore American nuclear leadership, and the restart of Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant in Iowa marks another step in advancing America’s nuclear renaissance,” said U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James P.
- “Returning 615 megawatts of reliable baseload generation will drive down electricity costs, while supporting thousands of American jobs.
- This Administration is pursuing a comprehensive nuclear strategy, restarting existing reactors, increasing the output of our nuclear fleet, and accelerating new construction, to build the abundant, affordable, and reliable power system required for American prosperity and reindustrialization.”
Bulgaria now ‘the most battery-intensive energy market in the world’
Bulgaria now has a world-leading amount of battery storage capacity relative to energy system despite a period of political turnover.
- Bulgaria now has a world-leading amount of battery storage capacity relative to installed power capacity despite a period of political turnover, although those assets are now cannibalising the revenues that attracted investment in the first place.
- That’s according to Ivaylo Stanchev, editor-in-chief of Bulgarian business publisher Capital , speaking to Energy-Storage.news .
- Stanchev will be among the speakers at the Energy Storage Summit Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) 2026 , which is taking place in Warsaw, Poland, on 6-7 October (use our code ESN20 at checkout for a 20% discount on tickets ).
- He will be delivering the ‘Bulgaria’s Battery Boom: Inside the World’s Most Storage-Intensive Power Market’ presentation on day one, where he will discuss the country’s rapid battery energy storage system (BESS) buildout, which we’ve covered extensively .
- In this Q&A, he gives a teaser for what he’ll cover on the day.
Google partners with MN8 Energy and Eos on West Virginia solar-plus-LDES project
MN8 Energy, Eos Energy Enterprises, and tech giant Google are backing a multi-technology renewables project on the PJM grid in the US.
- Renewables developer-operator MN8 Energy, zinc hybrid cathode battery and storage system maker Eos Energy Enterprises, and tech giant Google are backing a multi-technology renewables project on the PJM grid in the US.
- Announced 2 September, the Mammoth Solar project in Kanawha County, West Virginia combines 86MW of solar, 10MW/100MWh of Eos’ Z3 zinc-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) solution, and a 70MW/280MWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery energy storage system (BESS).
- The solar project is expected to reach commercial operation in 2028, with the Li-ion BESS and LDES solution following in 2029 and 2030, respectively.
- MN8 stated that the multi-technology project fills a critical grid need by delivering capacity matched to data centre load profiles.
- It also claimed that it is the first commercial-scale LDES deployment in West Virginia.
One Nuclear Signs Deal for 2.88-GW Gas-Fired Plant, Large BESS for Louisiana Data Center Campus
Florida-headquartered ONE Nuclear Energy said the company has executed a binding letter of intent (LOI) that would provide site control for development of Project Cayman, a 2.88-GW gas-fired power plant and 700-MW/2.88 GWh battery energy storage system (BES…
- Florida-headquartered ONE Nuclear Energy said the company has executed a binding letter of intent (LOI) that would provide site control for development of Project Cayman, a 2.88-GW gas-fired power plant and 700-MW/2.88 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) sited alongside a data center complex.
- The post One Nuclear Signs Deal for 2.88-GW Gas-Fired Plant, Large BESS for Louisiana Data Center Campus appeared first on POWER Magazine .
Solar-plus-storage is having a global growth spurt
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column .
- Peanut butter and jelly.
- Some things just go together, and that’s why investors around the world are pouring more and more money into projects that pair rows of solar panels with boxes of grid batteries on the same site.…
Pan-European battery storage and renewable energy platform Aukera closes €460 million credit facility
Developer Aukera has closed a €460 million structured credit facility to advance its project pipeline in five European markets.
- Renewable energy and battery storage developer Aukera has closed a €460 million (US$534.23 million) structured credit facility to advance its project pipeline in five European markets.
- Aukera, which develops battery energy storage system (BESS), solar PV and hybrid or co-located solar-plus-storage projects to own and operate, announced the closing of the financing last week (2 September).
- Washington D.C.-headquartered US institutional investor EIG was lead investor in a facility that originally included a €200 million investment commitment with an accordion feature of up to €250 million.
- The accordion feature has now been amended into a €260 million Series 2 tranche, hence the total €460 million committed.
- Aukera was founded in Brussels, Belgium, backed by Belgian energy investor AtlasInvest, Dutch family office Reggeborgh and Belgian sovereign wealth fund SFPIM.
Energy Fiji partners with EPC Renewables on 240MWh solar-plus-storage site
EPC Renewables has signed an MoU with state-linked utility Energy Fiji Limited for the development of the Yaqara Solar & Battery Project.
- EPC Renewables has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-linked utility Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) for the development of the Yaqara Solar & Battery Project.
- The project is a two-stage solar-plus-storage development that the Australian company describes as its first independent power producer (IPP) platform in the Pacific.
- EPC Renewables is an Australian-owned, Indigenous-focused engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor founded in 2014, with more than 500MW of installed solar PV and battery capacity across Australia and the Pacific.
- Energy Fiji Limited is Fiji’s partly state-owned electricity utility, responsible for generation, transmission and distribution across the country’s main grids.
- The Yaqara project will be delivered in two stages under a long-term energy supply arrangement with EFL.
Octopus Australia refers 2GWh Blackstone BESS for EPBC Act assessment in Queensland
Octopus Australia has referred the Blackstone BESS, a 500MW/2,000MWh standalone facility in Queensland, to the EPBC Act.
- Octopus Australia has referred the Blackstone battery energy storage system (BESS), a 500MW/2,000MWh standalone facility, to Australia’s federal government for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
- The proposed designated proponent is Blackstone BESS OpCo Pty Ltd, a trust entity 100% owned by Octopus Australia, an energy fund manager and developer with a portfolio and pipeline exceeding AU$16 billion (US$11.52 billion) across wind, solar and battery storage projects in Australia.
- The referral follows Octopus Australia’s submission in August of the 1.2GW/4.8GWh Hanworth Battery Project in New South Wales , a project the company describes as Australia’s “largest planned BESS,” acquired from developer Enervest earlier in 2026.
- The Blackstone project would be built on a 7.25-hectare site in Swanbank, within the Ipswich local government area of Queensland, adjacent to the existing Blackstone 275kV substation.
- The site sits on land that has been historically disturbed by open-cut and underground coal mining, within the Swanbank-New Chum industrial precinct, an area increasingly repurposed for energy infrastructure as its mining legacy winds down.
EDF Power Solutions Australia seeks EPBC Act approval for 4GWh pumped hydro plant
EDF Power Solutions Australia has referred the Wala Wala Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project, a 300-400MW facility in NSW.
- EDF Power Solutions Australia has referred the Wala Wala Pumped Hydro Energy Storage project, a 300-400MW facility offering 10-hour duration storage, to Australia’s federal government for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
- The project, proposed for the Dungowan Valley near Ogunbil in the Tamworth local government area of New South Wales, would provide between 3,000MWh and 4,000MWh of storage capacity through two new off-river reservoirs, connected by an underground pipeline and hydroelectric power station.
- Water would flow from a lower reservoir near Dungowan Creek to an upper reservoir at approximately 1,131 metres elevation during periods of low demand, before being released to generate electricity during peak demand.
- The project would connect to the electricity grid via a new substation and 330kV transmission line linking to Transgrid’s existing Line 85 near Bendemeer, with EDF Power Solutions Australia also considering a future connection to EnergyCo’s proposed New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmi…
- Water supply arrangements remain under investigation, with the referral indicating the project will likely draw at least part of its requirements from the existing Dungowan Dam, either via a new pipeline or the existing Dungowan pipeline, subject to ongoing consultation with Tamworth Regional Cou…
Equinor’s East Point Energy begins operations at 200MWh Texas BESS
East Point Energy has started operations at the 100MW/200MWh Citrus Flatts energy storage project in Harlingen, Texas, US.
- East Point Energy, owned by Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor has completed construction and started operations at the 100MW/200MWh Citrus Flatts energy storage project in Harlingen, Texas, US.
- Announced 3 September, the Citrus Flatts battery energy storage system (BESS) is East Point’s second operational project, following the start-up of the 10MW/20MWh Sunset Ridge facility last year.
- East Point Energy was acquired by Equinor in 2022 .
- In 2024, Equinor gave the green light to East Point to build two BESS projects in Texas .
- Those two projects were Sunset Ridge in Frio County and Citrus Flatts in Cameron County, on the border with Mexico.
Qualitas Energy buys Cero Generation’s 5.8GW European renewables business
Renewables investment platform Qualitas Energy has bought Cero Generation’s 5.8GW European solar PV and energy storage project portfolio.
- Renewables investment platform Qualitas Energy has bought independent power producer (IPP) Cero Generation’s 5.8GW European solar PV and battery energy storage project portfolio.
- Qualitas bought the IPP from its founding owner, the Australia-headquartered finance firm Macquarie Group.
- The portfolio includes 2GW of operational assets across the UK, Spain and Italy and a further 3.8GW solar and energy storage pipeline.
- Financial details of the transaction, which took place through the Qualitas Energy Fund VI financing vehicle, were not disclosed.
- Cero Generation will continue to operate under its current name.
Enerparc files for insolvency
Enerparc AG, one of Europe’s best-known solar project developers, has initiated insolvency proceedings in a Hamburg court.
- In a statement yesterday, the company said its board had filed a petition with the Hamburg District Court to open insolvency proceedings.
- In response, the court said it had appointed Stefan Denkhaus, an attorney and partner at the Hamburg-based corporate law firm BRL, as provisional insolvency administrator.
- Denkhaus said: “The insolvency proceedings began today.
- I am already holding initial discussions with the executive board, the company’s advisors and the lenders to stabilise the company.”
- Enerparc AG is one of Europe’s largest independent solar project owners, with approximately 5.5GW of installed capacity across 500 projects in Germany and further afield.
Google, MN8 and Eos to deploy 86MW ’round-the-clock’ solar-plus-storage project in West Virginia
MN8 Energy, Eos Energy and Google will develop a solar-storage project in West Virginia supplying clean power to PJM and Google data centres.
- US power platform MN8 Energy, zinc-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) manufacturer Eos Energy Enterprises and tech giant Google have agreed to develop an integrated solar and energy storage project in West Virginia to supply clean, dispatchable power to the PJM grid, including Google’s dat…
- The project, at MN8’s Mammoth Solar site in Kanawha County, will combine 86MW of utility-scale solar PV, 10MW/100MWh of Eos’ zinc-based long-duration energy storage (LDES) and 70MW/280MWh of lithium-ion battery storage.
- The solar plant is expected to reach commercial operation in 2028, followed by the lithium-ion battery in 2029 and the LDES system in 2030.
- The project will be the first commercial-scale LDES deployment in West Virginia, according to the companies.
- MN8 said the project has been designed as a single dispatchable resource, combining short- and long-duration storage with solar generation to better match the electricity demand profile of data centres .
India’s CEA proposes mandatory storage for new solar, wind projects from 2027
India's CEA has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverters and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects from July 2027.
- India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA), a statutory body under the Ministry of Power, has proposed mandatory grid-forming inverter capability and co-located energy storage for new renewable energy projects, with the requirements applying to projects commissioned from 1 July 2027.
- Under the draft Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electric Plants and Electric Lines) 2nd Amendment Regulations, 2026, renewable energy power plants commissioned after that time would be required to have at least 15% of their inverters equipped with grid-formi…
- The draft also proposes that all power conversion systems (PCS) of battery energy storage systems (BESS) have grid-forming control to meet the technical requirements specified under the CEA’s grid connectivity regulations.
- For ground-mounted solar and onshore wind projects commissioned after 1 July 2027, the CEA has proposed mandatory co-located energy storage systems (ESS) with a minimum storage duration of two hours and capacity equivalent to at least 10% of the plant’s installed capacity.
- A 100MW solar or wind project, for example, would therefore require at least 10MW of co-located ESS with two hours of storage, equivalent to 20MWh.
PJM Hot Weather Operations Update – Sept. 3, 2026
PJM has extended a Hot Weather Alert for the entire region PJM serves through Sept.
- 4 as unusually hot and humid weather continues.
- A Hot Weather Alert is a routine procedure PJM issues ahead of forecasted hot weather and/or high humidity to prepare transmission and generation staff and facilities for expected increases in electricity demand, or load.
- This procedure does not require any action from customers.
- PJM served the following preliminary hourly integrated peaks: The Sept.
- 2 peak came in lower than initially forecast due to storms that occurred throughout the region.
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Flex to purchase inverter brand EPC Power for $4.4 billion
Flex announced it plans to acquire EPC Power at a value of $4.4 billion.
- After the expected transaction close in Q4 2026, EPC Power will become part of Flex’s Cloud and Power Infrastructure (CPI) segment.
- Flex plans to separate CPI into an independent publicly traded company in Q1 2027.
- Founded in 2010 and headquartered in California,… The post Flex to purchase inverter brand EPC Power for $4.4 billion appeared first on Solar Power World .
PV Chart of the Week: Wafers lag in 2027 US solar supply chain forecast
This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at forecast solar PV supply chain from polysilicon to modules until 2027.
- Welcome to the PV Chart of the Week produced in partnership with our colleagues at PV Tech Research .
- This week, we look at the forecast domestic solar PV supply chain in the US until 2027.
- After exploring the imbalance between solar cells and modules earlier this month, this week’s chart highlights how wafer supply is actually the weakest link in the US.
- As the chart shows, 2026 and 2027 are both forecast to see an uptick in US cell production, to some extent closing the gap that has opened up between module and cell capacity in the past couple of years.
- However, the biggest problem is the scarcity of US-made wafers (just over 10GW by 2027) to supply the more than 30GW of solar cells forecast to be in production by 2027.
Electric Car Batteries Hold Up Really Well — These Are “The Best”
In general, there’s far more concern about electric car range and electric car battery longevity than there needs to be.
- We’ve got a 2019 Tesla Model 3 SR+ and a 2018 BMW i3 REx and just need to charge them up once or twice a week overnight at home.
- [continued] The post Electric Car Batteries Hold Up Really Well — These Are “The Best” appeared first on CleanTechnica .
Global solar O&M market reaches 348 GW as consolidation accelerates
The global solar PV O&M market reached 348 GW in 2025, with the 15 largest providers controlling 57% of managed capacity as consolidation accelerated.
- NovaSource remained the global leader, while rapid portfolio growth reshaped provider rankings and regional markets.
- Key reported scale or value: 348 GW.
Part 4: The cell technology race shaping the US PV manufacturing boom
The emerging technology trends shaping solar cell and module manufacturing in the United States.
- The first three articles in this series treated US manufacturing capacity as a single, undifferentiated pool at each stage of the supply chain.
- That simplification is useful for mapping overall capacity and identifying structural gaps, such as the wafer shortage in the US supply chain.
- But it obscures a critical dimension: which cell technologies that capacity is actually built around, and whether the technology mix emerging in the US is the result of a deliberate competitive strategy or a defensive response to trade-enforcement risk.
- The US is home to what is likely the largest concentration of thin-film solar capacity anywhere in the world, entirely owned by First Solar.
- PV Tech Research puts thin-film module capacity at 19.5GW against production of 15.4GW, a utilisation rate of roughly 79%, comfortably the healthiest ratio of any technology tracked in this series.
California advances bill enabling remote inspections of residential solar and storage systems
California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems, such as solar PV modules.
- The California Legislature has passed a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems, such as solar PV and home batteries, that could save Californians more than US$500 million over the next three years.
- AB 1738 would allow residents or contractors to request a remote inspection, instead of waiting for an in-person inspection, in order to allow “specified works” to take place, such as the installation of rooftop solar panels with a nameplate capacity of 15kW or less.
- Other home energy systems are included in the bill, and are subject to stricter regulations, such as heat hump systems, where an agency “shall not be required to allow for remote inspections” of main electrical services, meaning that some energy systems will still be governed by in-person inspect…
- This opportunity would be offered from 2028, and would enable residents and contractors to use video calls, photos and videos to demonstrate that their properties are eligible for home energy systems.
- Saving time and money is a key driving force of the bill; according to the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research (SPUR), a co-sponsor of the bill, California contractors can wait for up to six hours to complete inspections that only take 15 minutes, leading to additional costs of up…
A Virginia school district pioneers solar and battery microgrids
As climate change intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather, from ice storms to heat waves.
- In Roanoke, Virginia, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, that starts with the schools.
- For years, the Roanoke City Public Schools district has been installing…
Qualitas Energy acquires Cero Generation’s solar-plus-storage platform from Macquarie
Qualitas Energy is acquiring a 5.8 GW solar and battery storage pipeline across the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain from Macquarie Group.
- The post Qualitas Energy acquires Cero Generation’s solar-plus-storage platform from Macquarie appeared first on Energy Storage .
- Key reported scale or value: 5.8 GW.
BLUETTI Launches New Energy Solutions for Work, Home and Life on the Move at IFA 2026
BLUETTI, a technology pioneer in clean energy, today unveiled a new portfolio of products and intelligent energy solutions at IFA 2026.
- BLUETTI , a technology pioneer in clean energy, today unveiled a new portfolio of products and intelligent energy solutions at IFA 2026.
- Built around the theme From Balcony to Everywhere, the showcase reflects BLUETTI’s vision of making reliable, intelligent energy accessible across more aspects of everyday life—from professional worksites and balcony solar to home energy management and portable power.
- Pioneer 5000 E-Generator establishes BLUETTI’s professional E-Generator category for construction, equipment rental, emergency response, events, production and remote-site applications.
- Rather than a larger portable power station, it is a purpose-built, battery-powered E-Generator designed around the output, durability and connected smart management required for professional work—without the fuel, exhaust emissions, engine maintenance, noise and manual inspection associated with…
- The unit delivers 5kW of continuous AC output and 18kW of surge power for 0.1 seconds to start equipment such as air compressors, water pumps and motors.
Global polysilicon market stagnates as China price rally struggles for traction
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
- In a new weekly update for pv magazine , OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
- The Global Polysilicon Marker (GPM), the OPIS benchmark for polysilicon produced outside China, was assessed at $19.227/kg, or $0.040/W, unchanged from the previous week, according to the OPIS Global Solar Markets Report released on Sept.
- Global polysilicon market participants said the market is currently in a state of temporary stagnation, particularly reflected in reduced transaction activity.
- A source at a major integrated manufacturer said global polysilicon demand is currently very weak, partly due to competition from compliant, traceable Chinese polysilicon under the U.S. Section 232 framework.
- The source said global prices cannot realistically fall to the $7/kg level of Chinese traceable material, adding that buyers have little reason to pay close to global producers’ costs when compliant Chinese material is available far cheaper.
Solarworld Energy, Rays Power form JV for 2.4GW solar cell plant
Solarworld Energy has partnered with EPC and solar developer Rays Power Infra to develop a 2.4GW solar PV cell manufacturing facility.
- PV module manufacturer and EPC firm Solarworld Energy has entered into a joint venture with engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company and solar developer Rays Power Infra to develop a 2.4GW solar PV cell manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh, India.
- With a total expected investment of INR5.2 billion (US$55 million), the joint venture, Rays Green Energy Manufacturing, will be owned in 50:50 partnership.
- The partners will establish, develop, construct, commission and operate the solar cell manufacturing facility on a 41.3-acre site at Mohasa, Babai, in Narmadapuram district.
- The facility is planned to manufacture and sell solar PV cells, alongside related and ancillary activities.
- Rays Green is currently developing the 2.4GW tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell manufacturing project at the site.
Australia’s solar curtailment nearly halves in August as generation climbs, says Rystad Energy
Australia's utility-scale solar & wind assets generated a combined 4.99TWh across the NEM in August 2026, according to Rystad Energy.
- Australia’s utility-scale solar and wind assets generated a combined 4.99TWh across the National Electricity Market (NEM) in August 2026, up 3% from 4.86TWh in the same month last year, according to analysis from Rystad Energy senior analyst David Dixon.
- Utility-scale solar drove much of that growth.
- New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria each achieved record monthly utility PV generation for August, at 684GWh, 665GWh and 213GWh, respectively.
- Queensland hosted the month’s three top-performing utility-scale solar assets by capacity factor: Pacific Blue Australia’s Haughton Stage 1, ENEOS Group and Sojitz Corporation’s Edenvale, and Genex Power’s Kidston, each recording a 28% AC capacity factor.
- That performance builds on a broader recovery already visible in NEM-wide solar data.
European PV module prices and demand fall in August
Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to sun.store's PV Index.
- Solar PV module prices broadly fell in Europe in August 2026, as demand dipped below its historic average, according to PV wholesale platform sun.store.
- According to sun.store’s monthly PV Index report, back contact (BC), full black and monofacial TOPCon module prices all fell to varying degrees in August, while bifacial TOPCon modules increased in price.
- BC was an average of €0.133/Wp in August, around 1.5% lower than July’s prices; full black fell almost 6% to €0.130/Wp; monofacial TOPCon reached €0.122/Wp, a 4.7% drop.
- Bifacial TOPCon modules rose by 6% to €0.116/Wp in August, though it still remained the cheapest option, particularly for utility-scale solar projects.
- “TOPCon bifacial and monofacial are priced apart, which matters for anyone specifying on price alone,” the PV Index report said.
Inox Solar Americas signs 767MW US module supply agreement
Inox Solar Americas has signed a 767MW module supply agreement with a US renewable energy developer and independent power producer.
- US solar PV module and cell manufacturer Inox Solar Americas has signed a 767MW module supply agreement with a US renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP).
- Under the agreement, Inox will supply modules for three utility-scale solar projects with a combined capacity of approximately 767MW in North Carolina and Texas.
- The projects have capacities of approximately 71MW, 102MW and 594MW.
- The deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2027.
- The projects will use Inox’s Vega Series bifacial modules, available in single-glass and dual-glass configurations and using the company’s Galaxion N-type PV cells.
Africa’s hidden solar boom revealed
PV deployment in Africa is booming, but not showing up in official statistics, new analysis by Ember and African Tech Futures Lab reveals PV deployment in Africa is booming, but not showing up in official statistics, new analysis by Ember and African Tech F…
- PV deployment in Africa is booming, but not showing up in official statistics, new analysis by Ember and African Tech Futures Lab reveals PV deployment in Africa is booming, but not showing up in official statistics, new analysis by Ember and African Tech Futures Lab reveals PV deployment in Afri…
- According to a report from the two research bodies last week, Africa is on track to install a record 17GW of solar in 2026, marking a 45% increase over last year’s figure.
- The analysis reveals Africa’s solar expansion is spreading across the continent, with 36 of 54 countries expected to install record levels of PV this year.
- But the report highlights the extent to which much of Africa’s solar boom is hidden from view, with three-quarters of the continent’s deployment between 2023 and 2025 in distributed solar, which is often not counted in official statistics.
- Ember and African Tech Futures Lab’s analysis uses a methodology that traces Chinese customs export data to specific countries.
How Energy Security, Load Growth and Infrastructure Arbitrage Could Reshape America’s Power Market
America’s emerging electricity challenge is increasingly an infrastructure challenge.
- For much of the energy transition, attention concentrated on the cost of producing electricity.
- Solar developers focused on module prices, battery developers compared cell costs and round-trip efficiency (RTE), and utilities evaluated competing resources using measures such as levelized cost of electricity (LCOE).
- Those calculations remain […] The post How Energy Security, Load Growth and Infrastructure Arbitrage Could Reshape America’s Power Market appeared first on POWER Magazine .
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Ball State study finds utility-scale renewable projects have no significant effect on Indiana home prices
A new research brief from Ball State University outlines an analysis of 20 years of data for home sales in proximity to large-scale renewable energy projects in Indiana, finding no statistically significant negative impact on residential property values.
- Researchers from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) have published a new research brief summarizing the findings of two detailed studies of the effects to the value of residential property located in close proximity to large-scale wind and solar developments…
- The studies analyzed more than 230,000 sales of Indiana homes that occurred within 4 miles of solar projects and 5 miles of wind projects between 2004 and 2024, finding no statistically significant negative effects on home prices because of proximity to the projects.
- The analysis included wind projects with nameplate capacities of at least 600 kW and solar projects with capacities of at least 1 MW.
- The largest solar project included in the analysis was the 200 MW Riverstart Solar Park in Randolph County.
- The publication was developed to provide local officials, residents and stakeholders with Indiana-specific, empirical data to inform zoning and planning discussions.
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LDES Council and India Smart Grid Forum partner to advance long duration energy storage in India
“India has a significant opportunity to scale long duration energy storage as its power system evolves.
- Through this collaboration with ISGF, we want to bring global experience together with local...
- LDES Council and India Smart Grid Forum partner to advance long duration energy storage in India The Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES Council) and India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a three–year collaboration to help accelerate lo…
- As India adds increasing volumes of renewable energy to its power system, the need for flexibility and grid reliability is growing.
- LDES can help address this challenge by storing energy for extended periods and making clean energy available when it is needed most.
- The partnership will bring together ISGF’s knowledge of India’s power sector with the LDES Council’s global experience across LDES technologies, markets and policy.
LDES Council Australia Roadshow 2026: Five lessons for accelerating long duration energy storage deployment
China is scaling long duration energy storage at pace.
- Insights from the LDES Council China Roadshow reveal what global markets must do next.
- LDES Council Australia Roadshow 2026: Five lessons for accelerating long duration energy storage deployment From Governments agencies and market bodies shaping Australia’s energy policy to world-leading University laboratories developing next-generation storage technologies, the LDES Council’s Au…
- Shubhra Thakur, Director for Policy & Markets APAC at LDES Council, takes stock of the five lessons learned and implications for Australia’s energy market.
- Held from 27–31 July 2026, the Australia Roadshow brought an international delegation of LDES Council members to Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney for five days of high-level engagement with governments, market operators, researchers, investors and industry leaders.
- The programme combined policy discussions with agencies including the Invest Victoria, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) , the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) , the New South Wales Department of Cl…
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