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Italy’s negative prices highlight battery storage opportunity Italy recorded negative wholesale electricity prices in three market zones on Oct. 14 for the first time, as low demand and solar generation created new opportunities for battery storage to capture wider price spreads.

Sergio Matalucci

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Virginia wants 16 GW of storage, Dominion’s latest published plan offers 3.5 GW Dominion’s storage plan falls short of Virginia’s target, raising questions about who will build the batteries and when.

Oct 21, 2026

Markets

Brazil’s grid operator sets validation rules for BESS models Brazil’s grid operator has standardized model validation for renewable energy and battery storage projects, allowing the same equipment model to be validated once for use across multiple projects.

Alessandra Neris

Oct 21, 2026

Markets

Spain advances 1.9 GW of energy storage projects Battery storage approvals continued to progress in Spain in the third quarter of 2026, while renewable energy permitting slowed and authorities rejected 3.4 GW of projects.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Oct 21, 2026

Policy

Italy authorizes 1 GW BESS project in Puglia The Italian government has issued eight single authorizations for energy storage projects totaling more than 1.7 GW, including developments by Energy Total Capital, Starlight Energy, Greenvolt, BayWa r.e., and ACL Energy.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Oct 21, 2026

Markets

Philippine regulator fast-tracks battery reserve deal for Visayas grid Philippine regulators have provisionally approved a five-year contract for a 44.72 MW battery in Cebu to supply firm reserves to the Visayas grid at PHP 5.28/kWh, well below recent reserve market prices, after more than 120 supply alerts this year.

Brian Publicover

Oct 20, 2026

Markets

Ontario grid operator proposes regulation market role for batteries The grid operator in the Canadian province of Ontario has proposed a design to let transmission-connected batteries provide regulation service while also selling energy and operating reserve, under a phase planned for 2028.

Brian Publicover

Oct 20, 2026

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Auctions

Italy approves 10 GWh quota for first MACSE storage auction National grid operator Terna has indicated that figure may come in to reflect projects which come online before the tender is staged.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Mar 04, 2025

Markets

Breaking the U.S. interconnection logjam Experts at Intersolar and Energy Storage North America highlight key reforms to accelerate interconnection and reduce project delays.

Mar 03, 2025

Revenue streams

Italy, Great Britain and Germany most attractive battery markets in Europe, Aurora reports Ambitious capacity targets and diverse revenue opportunities support case for battery energy storage system (BESS) investment in key European markets, new report from Aurora Energy Research finds. The fourth edition battery markets report also predicts Europe’s grid-scale BESS fleet will reach 55 GW by 2030.

Mar 03, 2025

Tenders

Indian utility tenders 1 GWh of standalone battery storage NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd is procuring 1,000 MWh (500 MW x 2 hours) of battery energy storage storage systems (BESS) in Rajasthan. The projects are eligible for financial assistance in the form of viability gap funding.

Mar 03, 2025

Offgrid

Brazil installed 269 MWh of energy storage in 2024, Pará the most attractive state Consultancy Greener has estimated the state of Pará offers the most potential for battery rollout because of its high energy tariff. A report issued by the consultant also highlighted the big savings agribusiness could make by using batteries instead of diesel.

Alessandra Neris, Lívia Neves

Feb 28, 2025

Supply chain

Energy storage prices in Q1 face market stabilization and tariff uncertainty Energy storage prices saw slight declines in late 2024, but a new wave of tariffs and trade rulings is likely to reshape pricing in the months ahead.

Feb 28, 2025

Industry

Pexapark: European BESS marketplace maturing as sophisticated contracts go mainstream Utility-scale batteries are beginning to “flatten” the renewable energy production curve in parts of Europe, enabled by financial structures such as tolling and floor contracts, reports Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) advisory Pexapark. The Swiss company acquired RenewaFi this week, gaining a foothold in the U.S. marketplace.

Jonathan Gifford

Feb 27, 2025

Finance

Australia opens $29m second round of community battery funding program The first round of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's (ARENA) community batteries funding initiative (CBFI) supported 370 projects.

Feb 27, 2025

Tenders

Two BESS, one pumped hydro project awarded in NSW long-duration storage tender Three companies have been awarded long-duration storage, long-term energy service agreements from the New South Wales Roadmap Tender 5 which, at 1.03 GW/13.79 GWh, is the largest to date.

Feb 27, 2025

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