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California’s SB 886 could make storage a prerequisite for data center interconnection If passed, SB 886 would require large load users to cover half of their hourly needs with zero-carbon, dispatchable energy resources.

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Massachusetts targets gigawatts of new energy, 5 GW of storage by 2035 Executive order from Governor Healey targets 4 GW of in-state solar, 3.5 GW of demand side resources, and 5 GW of energy storage by 2030.

Mar 23, 2026

Projects & Applications

Greece: 12 GW+ of merchant batteries wait for the green light as curtailments escalate Investors have submitted applications for 12.15 GW of utility-scale, standalone merchant battery storage projects in Greece, far exceeding the 4.7 GW the country plans to approve. But with wrestling over financing and key policy details still unresolved, the path to construction remains unclear.

Mar 19, 2026

Policy

Brazil’s Energy Ministry talks minimum storage requirements for new distributed generation Brazil's government continues to get closer to a battery storage tender, while signalling mandatory storage for new distributed generation

Mar 18, 2026

Policy

Australia’s big batteries become controversial: Trina Solar withdraws application as state governments intervene The state of Queensland’s large battery projects approval mechanisms are under scrutiny after Trina Solar withdrew its 200 MW / 800 MWh Pleystowe battery energy storage system (BESS) project, while state ministers stepped into two other contested projects proposed by Potentia Energy and Iberdrola.

Mar 16, 2026

Auctions

Ukraine prioritizes solar-plus-storage in renewables auctions Newly-implemented rules governing Ukraine’s energy market introduce solar-plus-storage systems as a separate auction category, ease regulatory barriers governing standalone storage projects and establish processes for renewable energy facilities located in Ukraine’s occupied territories.

Mar 16, 2026

Markets

Grenada opens early market engagement for national BESS procurement Grenada is working towards procuing a utility-sized BESS to supply its main island, located at its international airport.

Mar 16, 2026

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Sardinia appeals against approval for 72 MW battery The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) authorized the development in early August.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Sep 01, 2025

Policy

Germany’s battery storage-related grid connection requests swell beyond 500 GW A 'misguided' approval system which features a 'first come, first served' approach lies behind the figures, rather than a widely discussed flood of applications from viable battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, according to Regelleistung-Online.

Sandra Enkhardt

Sep 01, 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

900 MWh battery is first such system approved under Australian clean energy act The Potentia Energy Emeroo battery energy storage system (BESS), in South Australia (SA), is the first to receive environmental approval under new hydrogen and renewable energy legislation.

Aug 29, 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

Policy

Spanish autonomous community to temporarily suspend battery licenses on undeveloped land This suspension will not affect mining, industrial, or energy-activity sites nor self-consumption projects with a capacity of less than 3 MW.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Aug 27, 2025

Grid-scale

Italy approves another 273 MW of batteries, in The South Authorization decrees have been issued for plants in Calabria, Campania, and Puglia. The largest is GreenGo's 120 MW/480 MWh San Sostene project in the province of Catanzaro.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Aug 26, 2025

Markets

Brazil bets big on batteries Energy storage in Brazil is entering a period of accelerated growth. Despite the lack of a legal framework for project operations, companies are moving to expand domestic battery production, diversify business models, and ensure that energy storage is ready to play a central role in the country’s energy transition.

Alessandra Neris

Aug 26, 2025

Grid-scale

Record year in prospect with 18 GW of battery capacity expected in the US With a record 64 GW of new US electric capacity expected in 2025, battery project capacity lags only solar when it comes to the volume anticipated.

Aug 25, 2025

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