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Rachel Metea

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Tenders

Georgia Power tenders 500 MW of energy storage Projects must be able to discharge for at least two hours and may be standalone or paired with a renewable energy resource.

Sep 26, 2025

Policy

California cuts funding for nation’s largest virtual power plant With the US state facing a $12 billion budget shortfall, lawmakers have chosen not to renew funding for a flagship program.

Sep 16, 2025

Policy

Illinois incentives bolster battery, solar manufacturing Manner Polymers is just the latest company to be attracted by the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) incentives package.

Sep 01, 2025

Policy

New Jersey sets 2 GW energy storage target to rein in costs In conjunction with a separate bill to increase community solar projects, New Jersey Gov. Murphy signed legislation into law that will increase the state’s energy storage without new costs for ratepayers.

Aug 29, 2025

Industry

Grid-scale energy storage could cut energy bills in Central U.S. by $7 billion The Southwest Power Pool is expected to have the largest increase in peak demand among grid regions in the United States. Energy storage can help serve this demand cost effectively, said Aurora Energy Research.

Aug 14, 2025

Industry

FlexGen to acquire assets from bankrupt rival Powin Energy After Powin’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this summer, the courts approved FlexGen’s bid to purchase Powin’s software, hardware and information technology systems.

Aug 12, 2025

Policy

Virginia governor vetoes more energy storage despite data centers roaring for more power Virginia has the largest data center market in the world but imports more energy than any other state. A bill to increase energy storage buildout was unanimously passed by the Senate, but then vetoed by the governor.

May 19, 2025

Policy

US commonwealth legislates to triple energy storage Virginian utilities Dominion and Appalachian Power would have to source 10 GW of short- and long-duration energy storage by 2045 in a bill sponsored in the commonwealth's House of Representatives by Democrat Richard “Rip” Sullivan.

Apr 30, 2025

Software

New virtual power plant program to strengthen California’s grid The partnership between Sunrun and PG&E will support the development of new long-term programs to meet the California Energy Commission’s load-shifting goals.

Apr 04, 2025

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