Energy-Storage.news spoke with Noemí Gallardo, Commissioner at the California Energy Commission (CEC), at the US Solar & Storage Finance event in Garden Grove, California, about the growth of BESS within the state.
India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed new grid-operating requirements for standalone energy storage systems.
Three US utilities, Ameren Missouri, DTE Energy in Michigan, and Black Hills Energy in Colorado have recently submitted IRPs with highlighted BESS project additions.
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Spain’s recent proposal for data centres could be the catalyst the country’s energy storage market has been waiting for, argues Ignacio López Martín from developer Capflex Energía.
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October 2, 2026
India’s Union Cabinet has approved US$ 19.3 billion Green Energy Corridor, including US$ 5.2 billion for 50GWh BESS through FY2032-33.
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Outgoing California Governor Gavin Newsom recenty addressed approximately 1,200 bills, including several energy storage and solar related bills that were either approved or vetoed.
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October 2, 2026
Renalfa IPP and Eurowind have brought a large-scale hybrid renewables project, featuring 242MWp of solar PV and 773MWh of battery storage, into commercial operation in Bulgaria.
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October 2, 2026
Elliot Squire, senior asset manager for Varco Energy, discusses current and future trends in battery storage.
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October 2, 2026
Northland Power has closed financing on two large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Poland.
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October 2, 2026
Fu-Gen has sold a 100MW ready-to-build battery storage project in Finland to Nala Renewables, extending their Nordic BESS pipeline to 275MW.
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October 2, 2026
NSW’s IPC has approved BayWa r.e.’s Bullawah Wind Farm, pairing 804MW of wind with a 718MWh battery in the South West REZ.
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October 1, 2026
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly being positioned as essential infrastructure investments rather than purely financial assets, as seen in a series of strategic partnerships announced in late September that integrate storage with broader energy and digital infrastructure strategies.
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Maharashtra’s electricity regulator has proposed mandatory BESS for renewable projects seeking grid connectivity.

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