battery storage

CAISO DMM
Battery Capacity, Coal Use Rise in WEIM in 2025
CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market saw an increase in battery storage capacity and coal use in 2025 compared with 2024, although the total load across the market did not increase over the year.
BLM California
CPUC Orders Massive 6 GW of New Capacity to Feed Data Centers, Other Loads
The California Public Utilities Commission ordered 6 GW of new capacity to meet forecast data center and electric vehicle loads — among other new demand — in the state.
CEC
Uncertain VPP Program in California Sets Capacity Record

A virtual power plant program with an indeterminate future set a record in 2025 for the capacity the plant contributed to California's electricity grid.

LG Energy Solutions
CEC Awards $28M for New Battery Facility in Hayward
The California Energy Commission approved a $28 million grant to Electrochemistry Foundry for the development of a battery fabrication and testing facility in Hayward.
Nexamp
Study Details Business Case for BTM and FTM Storage in Mass.
A new study looking at the business case for comparable behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter battery storage systems in Massachusetts found that FTM storage “significantly outperformed” the BTM systems, despite significant programs and incentives supporting BTM storage in the state.
BLM California
CAISO Monitor Sees ‘Gaming’ Potential in Battery Storage Bid Cost Recovery

CAISO’s Market Monitor is concerned about potential gaming practices and inefficient bidding behavior in the ISO’s bid cost recovery  process for battery storage resources.

Brattle Group
Home Batteries Provide 535 MW to CAISO Grid on VPP Test Day
An aggregation of more than 100,000 residential batteries provided an average 535 MW of support to California’s electricity grid during a test to prepare for the hot summer period ahead.
Fluence
New Report: Battery Storage Pivotal for MISO Savings
A new report shows the MISO footprint could ring up $27 billion in additional system costs through 2050 if it and members miss the boat on developing new gigawatts of battery storage.
CAISO DMM
Battery Storage Revenue Average Trending Down in California

California’s fastest-growing energy resource — battery storage — is earning less net revenue each year, while capacity is forecast to continue to boom.

CAISO
Local Congestion Causing Most California Curtailments, CAISO Says
Local line congestion is the primary cause of renewable curtailment in California — and the amount is increasing each year, CAISO said during its second-quarter Market Performance and Planning Forum.

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