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Barbados Light & Power's 10MW St Lucy Energy Gateway solar PV plant. Image: BLPC via X/Twitter.

Barbados regulator knocks back utility’s 90MW BESS proposal pending cost-benefit analysis

May 10, 2024
A cost recovery application for 90MW of battery storage, filed by Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC), has been only partially approved by the eastern Caribbean island nation’s regulator.
The aftermath of Hurrican Irma, one of two hurricanes which hit Puerto Rico in 2017. Image: wikimedia user Thierry Pierrard.
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Puerto Rico power fleet operator gets approval for 430MW battery storage buildout – reports

November 14, 2023
The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has approved the deployment of 430MW of 4-hour duration BESS technology, according to reports.
Artist rendering of a battery storage asset of the type to be deployed by FlexGen for Alliant Energy. Image: Alliant Energy.

Alliant Energy gets 175MW/700MWh BESS projects at Wisconsin PV plants approved

August 10, 2023
Alliant Energy’s plans to build two large-scale battery storage projects to pair with solar PV in Wisconsin have been approved by regulators.
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Westbridge gets approval for Alberta solar-plus-storage project with 100MW/200MWh BESS

November 8, 2022
Westbridge Renewable Energy has received approval for one of its four large-scale solar-plus-storage projects in Alberta, Canada.
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Georgia Power gets approval for 765MW energy storage in 2022 Integrated Resource Plan

July 26, 2022
Georgia’s Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved state utility Georgia Power’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan.
Advanced compressed air energy storage company Hydrostor placed in the top five VC deals with its US$250 million Goldman Sachs investment commitment. Image: Hydrostor.

California Energy Commission to decide on 4GWh advanced compressed air storage site

July 18, 2022
Hydrostor waits to hear if one of its proposed large-scale projects in California will get approved to supply electricity.
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Wisconsin regulators approve another Invenergy solar-plus-storage plant

April 12, 2022
Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission has approved Invenergy 300MW solar farm, to be paired with a 165MW battery energy storage system.
Inside one of Canada's earlier large-scale storage projects: a 1MW/6MWh system using NGK sodium-sulfur (NAS) batteries for utility BC Hydro in Canada, commissioned in 2013. Image: BC Hydro.

Vehicle-to-grid and sodium sulfur batteries win right to provide grid-balancing in Japan

April 7, 2022
Technologies from US V2G solutions company Nuvve and NGK’s sodium sulfur batteries will provide ancillary services and other grid stability applications in Japan. 
A Dominion Energy solar PV project in Virginia. Image: Dominion Energy.

Virginia regulator approves utility Dominion’s 1GW solar, energy storage plan

March 23, 2022
Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval to expand its portfolio of solar and energy storage.
The CPUC said the state’s transmission system would be able to accommodate the increased solar capacity with only minimal upgrades. Image: SJCE / Terra-Gen.

California Public Utilities Commission approves US$49 billion clean energy plan

February 16, 2022
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has unanimously approved plans to add more than 25.5GW of renewables and 15GW of storage in the state by 2032 at a cost of US$49 billion.  

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