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Policymakers are increasingly recognizing the value of energy storage for building a greener, flexible, and reliable energy system. In a growing number of markets, energy policies are being introduced to support both deployment and local manufacturing.

Be it through procurement exercises or other market mechanisms, policymakers have intensified efforts to drive the development and deployment of all energy storage solutions.
However, in most markets, some barriers still exist.

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Policy

Mexico updates distributed generation rules to formally integrate energy storage The new provisions published by the country’s energy regulator are aimed to adjust the technical and administrative criteria for distributed generation, particularly with regard to energy storage, installed capacity limits, and interconnection procedures.

14 hours ago

Grid-scale

Dominican Republic opens bids for renewables tender, mandates energy storage The nation's latest call for long-term power purchase agreements focuses on supplying the national grid with wind and solar projects, specifically mandating integrated battery storage systems to ensure grid resilience.

15 hours ago

Finance

Construction underway at Thai 60 MWh facility in direct supply deal, courtesy of Japanese funding Japan is helping an industrial giant decarbonize via solar and storage, in a cross-border subsidy scheme.

Apr 13, 2026

Policy

New German allowances give further boosts for plug-in PV and storage Germany’s revised VDE standard enables simplified registration of larger plug-in photovoltaic systems and storage, effectively removing previous capacity limits for self-installation and paving the way for high-capacity battery integration.

Tristan Rayner, Sandra Enkhardt

Apr 10, 2026

Policy

AES scraps 320 MW California battery project amid fierce local opposition The developer officially withdrew its application for the Seguro storage facility in San Diego County following a three-year standoff with residents over fire safety and siting concerns.

Apr 10, 2026

Policy

Brazil’s energy storage regulation delayed again Prolonged debates and delays around a regulatory framework in Brazil has caused limited investment in utility-scale battery energy storage in the country of 213 million people.

Apr 09, 2026

Markets

Batteries reshape solar pricing in California market Aurora Energy Research has found that energy storage is raising the value of negatively priced solar electricity by up to $42/MWh in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) wholesale market.

John Fitzgerald Weaver

Apr 09, 2026

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All Markets news

Finance

EU approves Spain’s €700m energy storage subsidy plan The European Commission on Monday greenlit a new aid scheme to enable Spain to deploy large-scale energy storage with co-financing of up to 85%.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Mar 18, 2025

Revenue streams

UK BESS revenues quadruple in one year, Cornwall Insight reports Battery energy storage systems (BESS) benefit from new 'Quick Reserve' grid stabilizing service. Cornwall Insight’s records 30-day rolling average of GBP 92,000/MW/year ($119,500/MW/year) in January 2025.

Mar 18, 2025

Tenders

Poland finalizes 5 GWh energy storage subsidy scheme A total of PLN 4 billion ($1 billion) will be distributed under the subsidy scheme by the end of 2025 in a bid to bring online more than 5 GWh of energy storage projects by 2028.

Mar 17, 2025

Grid-scale

UCB Power, Powin to supply utility-scale BESS in Brazil American company Powin wants UCB's local presence and Brazilian regulatory knowledge to offer 30 MW-plus battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Alessandra Neris

Mar 17, 2025

Policy

Spain preps grants for energy storage and grid demand management A consultation exercise has been opened into a plan to distribute European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) cash into large-scale energy storage and grid flexibility sites and into customer-side electricity demand management technology.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Mar 17, 2025

Tenders

US states tendering for 550 MW of energy storage A request for proposals (RfP) has been drawn up for around 450 MW of storage capacity in Michigan and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) wants a 100 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) for its new 1.55 GW gas and 4 MW solar energy hub.

Ryan Kennedy, Anne Fischer

Mar 17, 2025

Battery energy storage system

Tenders

Indian state tenders 1 GWh of batteries Up to 30% of battery energy storage system (BESS) capital cost, or $31,000 per megawatt-hour of storage capacity, will be available in central government funding for the projects, in Tamil Nadu.

Mar 17, 2025

Policy

China scraps energy storage mandate for renewable energy plants In a major policy shift towards electricity market liberalization, China has introduced contract for difference (CfD) auctions for renewable energy plants and removed the energy storage mandate, which has driven up to 75% of the nation's demand to date. S&P Global expects the move to reverberate throughout the global battery energy storage supply chain, further driving down prices that are already at historically low levels.

Mar 14, 2025

Auctions

Philippines issues terms for renewables auction with storage Pairing solar plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be the main strategic focus for the country's upcoming renewable energy auction. Each project must have a minimum storage duration of four hours to ensure sufficient grid support and energy reliability.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Mar 14, 2025

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