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Bulgarian tender awards more than 4 GWh of energy storage capacity across 31 projects
Bulgaria's second standalone energy storage procurement exercise of 2025, worth close to BGN 229 million, received a lot of interest and there are 30 project proposals included in a reserve list, the government said.
Dec 17, 2025
Texas BESS: GridStor inks tolling agreement for 350 MWh project, Sunrun teams up with NRG Energy for low-cost home storage
GridStor, Sunrun, and NRG Energy are hoping their efforts in the Texas battery energy storage (BESS) market will provide flexibility for the strained Texas ERCOT grid by catering to energy demand.
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Texan utility launches request for proposal for 500 MW of battery storage
CPS Energy, which acts as sole provider of electricity in San Antonio, Texas, plans to have 1,000 MW of operational or contracted storage capacity following the completion of its latest request for proposal for an additional 500 MW of additional storage capacity.
South Korea to announce results of 3.2 GWh energy storage auction in February 2026
In 2024, South Korea’s first central market energy storage awarded 65 MW/260 MWh of four-hour duration capacity under 15-to-20-year term contracts. This second auction marks a new period of development in the country's renewables buildout.
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Texas electric utility co-op taps networked residential batteries for outage protection
The residential battery program, which deploys Base Power’s 11.4 kW/25 kWh battery systems, is designed to provide affordable, whole-home backup for members of Farmers Electric Cooperative while also delivering grid-balancing services to the wider region.
“More than 1.7 TW of renewable and hybrid projects ‘stuck’ in grid connection queues across Europe”
The Energy Storage Europe Association recommends a reform of connection procedures, the establishment of priority lanes for storage and other grid-forming projects, appropriately designed flexible connection agreements (FCAs), and the introduction of hosting capacity maps from grid operators to guide investment and improve system planning.
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