Matthew Biss

1 week ago | energy-storage.news | Matthew Biss

Colorado-based independent power producer (IPP) Korsail Energy has been dealt a blow in its quest to develop a 320MWh hybrid solar-BESS project in the Centennial State. Officials in Alamosa County, where the project is proposed to be sited, recently turned down an application that would have paved the way for its construction.

2 weeks ago | energy-storage.news | Matthew Biss

Idaho Power has overcome a huge hurdle facing its plan to deploy a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the City of Boise by the end of next year. Officials at the state’s capital city denied an appeal that threatened the future of the regulated investor-owned utility (IOU) company’s project.

2 weeks ago | energy-storage.news | Matthew Biss

Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) San Diego Community Power (SDCP) has signed an offtake agreement for a battery storage project being developed by SB Energy in Riverside County, California. The agreement, discussed and signed off at a recent SDCP Board of Directors meeting, builds upon a previous contract between the two parties originating from a 2023 request for information (RFI) issued by the CCA.

3 weeks ago | energy-storage.news | Matthew Biss

Equinor-owned East Point Energy has officially withdrawn plans to construct a 116MW standalone BESS in New York State after officials at the Town of Carmel indefinitely banned the development of new utility-scale battery storage facilities. After reaching out for comment, an East Point Energy-representative confirmed to Energy-Storage.news that its Union Energy Center had recently been “removed from consideration for local approvals” in response to the BESS moratorium.

4 weeks ago | energy-storage.news | Matthew Biss

California-headquartered developer esVolta has acquired a 150MW/300MWh standalone BESS in Texas, US, from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). A representative for BMES confirmed the acquisition Energy-Storage.news, revealing that the sale formed part of a wider portfolio transaction made up of three BESS projects located in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region.