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California Senate passes plug-in solar bill, with provisions for battery storage The Plug and Play Solar Act would allow portable solar generation devices with up to 1,200 watts of output to connect to a building through a standard outlet. The bill now moves to the state Assembly, which has until August 31 to pass it during the current session.
Ben Zientara
May 21, 2026
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1Komma5° achieves 1 GW of shiftable load with its virtual power plant globally The German start-up reports 1 GW of shiftable power in its virtual power plant. CEO Philipp Schröder explains to pv magazine how the company achieved this reach with private photovoltaic systems, battery storage, heat pumps, and wallboxes using Heartbeat AI – and why he now considers the abolition of feed-in tariffs for small photovoltaic systems, while maintaining the market premium model, to be the next necessary step.
Michael Fuhs
May 21, 2026
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Australia installs 400,000 home batteries in 10 months for 11.2 GWh Australia is in the grip of a consumer-led energy storage boom with new figures showing more than 400,000 batteries representing 11.2 GWh of storage capacity have been installed nationwide in the past 10 months.
David Carroll
May 19, 2026
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Greece’s lack of battery storage policy hurting small and medium-sized PV asset owners PV asset owners see overproduction and curtailment, while battery storage owners can't get connected to the grid as the system operator claims technology novelty.
Ilias Tsagas
May 07, 2026
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Home batteries earn during negative electricity prices When wholesale electricity prices drop below zero during periods of excess renewable generation, as they did over the recent holiday weekend in Europe, flexibility becomes a revenue source.
Marian Willuhn
May 05, 2026
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Australia adds 350,000 residential batteries and 4.6 GWh in 10 months under subsidy-scheme With a 30% credit for the cost of a battery provided to installers, a boom has occured in Australia. Many homes have retrofitted batteries to existing solar, and many have taken up solar for the first time as well.
Ev Foley
May 04, 2026
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Octopus Energy, Lunar Energy partner to offer $0-down battery-based retail electric plan in Texas Homeowners in the deregulated Texas electricity market can sign up now for the 36-month PowerStore electricity plan, with a per-kWh rate of 8 cents and a $45 per month subscription for a 30 kWh Lunar Energy battery they can purchase after the initial term.
Ben Zientara
Apr 27, 2026

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Dr. George Hilton talking to Marija Maisch
In Conversation: ‘Good time to be battery storage developer’ At Intersolar Europe 2024, ESS News spoke with George Hilton, research and analysis manager at S&P Global, about the state of play in the battery energy storage supply chain and falling prices. According to Hilton, the overcapacity at every level of the supply chain has led to prices that are no longer sustainable for many market players. Meanwhile, technological innovation has led to an unprecedented variety of battery storage technologies on offer, and for a great number of markets the right time to jump in is now.
Marija Maisch
Jun 27, 2024
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Melbourne connects first community battery as part of planned city network The first of three planned 150 kW battery energy storage systems that are to form a combined 450 kW / 1 MWh capacity coordinated battery network across inner Melbourne has been switched on.
Ken Braganza
Jun 27, 2024
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Tesla Powerwall
Octopus Energy and Tesla announce service integration in UK, Spain The partnership between the two energy tech giants will see Octopus install solar powered home battery Tesla Powerwall and Tesla customers utilize Octopus’ range of smart tariffs.
Patrick Jowett
Jun 18, 2024
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Field of PV and wind mills
Germany, UK, Ireland, Poland offer best renewables + BESS colocation potential Market analytics provider Aurora Energy Research has examined the potential for colocation of renewables with battery energy storage systems (BESS) across 12 European countries. It found that Germany, Great Britain, the Ireland I-SEM, and Poland are leading the pack.
Marija Maisch
Jun 14, 2024
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Elli industrial storage logo
Volkswagen enters C&I energy storage business with Elli The Volkswagen Group has announced its entry into a new business segment with its charging and energy brand Elli. It will develop massive industrial battery energy storage systems, including initial 350 MW/700 MWh projects already in its pipeline.
Marija Maisch
Jun 10, 2024
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Roofs with rooftop solar installations
Australia’s virtual power plant pilot hits right notes for future markets A West Australian (WA) government virtual power plant technology pilot, Project Symphony, has successfully proven rooftop solar, batteries and major appliances can play an integral role in the state’s energy transition and create $920 million in value over the next decade.
Ev Foley
Jun 07, 2024
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Torus building
US commercial real estate to host VPP-connected flywheels and batteries US-based technology provider Torus has agreed to supply nearly 26 MWh of energy storage for Gardner Group's commercial real estate portfolio. The project will integrate battery and flywheel energy storage systems (BESS, FESS) with Torus' proprietary energy management platform. 
Blathnaid O’Dea
Jun 05, 2024
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Ausgrid Community Battery
Community battery rollout picks up pace in Australia The deployment of community batteries rolls on in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) with network operators Endeavour Energy and Ausgrid both launching new energy storage systems on their networks.
Ev Foley
Jun 03, 2024
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Workers installing battery
Network of 35 neighbourhood batteries taking shape in Australia Queensland government-owned energy company Energex is pushing ahead with the deployment of up to 35 pole- and ground-mounted community batteries in the city of Ipswich as it explores how to best store and reuse solar energy from the state’s approximately 1 million rooftop solar systems.
Ev Foley
May 29, 2024

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