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Battery storage cuts farm electricity costs by 80% in Spain A 150 kW solar system paired with a 257 kWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has helped an agricultural operation in Spain cut its electricity costs by up to 80%, with plans to add another storage unit and approach 100% energy self-sufficiency.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

10 hours ago

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Solrite expands residential solar-plus-storage VPP to Illinois Solrite Energy is offering a residential virtual power plant (VPP) power purchase agreement in Illinois, combining zero-upfront-cost solar and battery storage for qualifying customers in the ComEd and Ameren service territories.

13 hours ago

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Battery energy storage: a new economic asset for industrial sites Beyond their role in energy management, batteries open up new revenue opportunities for industrial sites. The Perlen project in Switzerland illustrates this: its 10 MW / 20 MWh storage system will be used to provide system services and then participate in the pre-charge and intraday electricity markets.

Gwenaelle Deboutte

Aug 18, 2026

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Sunrun and Voltus get home batteries paid to power AI data centers under new deal Data centers need energy, and distributed resources are being tapped to help keep peak demand low, with financial benefits for all involved.

Aug 18, 2026

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Rewiring Australia, Google launch free AI tool to electrify households It's Dr Saul Griffith in AI form, and he's helping Australian households better realize savings via home storage and other electrification possibilities.

Aug 18, 2026

Products

Tesla unveils zero-down Powerwall lease program with retail electric plan in Texas, touts global VPP potential Tesla’s new retail electric plan offers a low fixed rate and includes two Powerwall batteries for a $35 per month lease payment with no up-front cost.

Aug 14, 2026

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Czechia connects 318 MWh of batteries in H1 Czechia recorded an 83% increase in added battery capacity during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. New deployments include 12 standalone battery energy storage systems connected to the Czech grid.

Aug 11, 2026

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Entries open in seven categories: Modules, Inverters, BoS, BESS, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Projects.

April 01 – August 31, 2026

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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.

Jun 07, 2024

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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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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.

Jun 03, 2024

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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.

May 29, 2024

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California is now a batteries-based rooftop solar market About 60% of energy customers in California have included battery energy storage with their rooftop solar installations. However, a “sustained downturn” is expected for the market.

May 24, 2024

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Spain’s storage deployments hit 495 MWh in 2023 According to new data from trade body UNEF, Spain reached 1.823 MWh of cumulative storage capacity at the end of December 2023.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

May 15, 2024

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