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The U.S. installed 9.7 GWh of battery energy storage in the first quarter of 2026, a record start to the year that industry groups link partly to data center demand.

The US installed 9.7 GWh of new energy storage capacity in the first quarter of 2026, the strongest Q1 on record, as developers and large power buyers increasingly treat batteries as core energy-security infrastructure.

A visit to Queensland’s Clarke Creek Wind Farm highlights a recurring conflict in the energy transition: communities routinely accept older grid infrastructure, but often challenge newer renewable projects over how they看

Enbridge plans to invest $1.2 billion in a Wyoming project that pairs 365 megawatts of solar with a 200-megawatt battery system to help serve Meta data centers under a large-load tariff structure.

AmpereHour Energy and IndiGrid have begun operations at a 180MW/360MWh battery energy storage system in Gujarat, a project described as India’s largest stand-alone utility-scale battery installation.

As EV ambitions cool, major US automakers are leaning harder into battery energy storage, targeting utilities, industrial customers, and data centers in a shift shaped by policy and AI-era power demand.

A supplied Electrek extract points to a growing tension in which data centers are cutting power to homes and pushing homeowners toward solar and battery systems as a self-protection strategy.

Constellation Energy says it has 5 gigawatts of nuclear, gas, and battery projects in the PJM generation queue, but some potential data center customers are pausing while they wait for regulatory clarity.

The California Independent System Operator says its Extended Day-Ahead Market is operating smoothly in its first days, with expected price patterns, steady transfers, and full resource-sufficiency performance across all

Chile’s power system is absorbing record solar output, but rapid growth in battery storage is becoming just as important as new photovoltaic capacity.

Lawmakers in Czechia are considering changes to electricity taxation and permitting rules that industry groups say could remove bottlenecks for new solar projects and paired battery systems.

Dubai’s transport authority says 735 electric buses will be delivered during 2026, marking a major scale-up from a fleet that currently includes about 40 battery-powered buses.

A new scenario analysis for SolarPower Europe argues that accelerating solar and battery deployment across the European Union could sharply reduce gas imports, lower electricity prices, and narrow the bloc’s 2030 clean-

Salt River Project and NextEra Energy Resources have signed a major agreement for 3 GW of solar and 1 GW of battery storage in Arizona, tying one of the largest utility procurements to coal plant retirement plans.

New accredited supply, especially solar, helped drive down most MISO capacity prices in the latest auction even as the grid operator warned that reliability risks remain as load growth accelerates.

ESS Tech says it will add 8.5 GWh of U.S.-made sodium-ion cells and modules to its portfolio through a planned strategic partnership with Alsym Energy, broadening its non-lithium storage lineup.

Sungrow has published a white paper outlining mining power solutions from 2.5 MW to more than 100 MW, including multi-microgrid cluster designs meant to combine solar, wind, storage, charging, and energy management.

One year after Spain’s nationwide outage, battery deployment, grid rules and system planning are shifting quickly as officials respond to vulnerabilities exposed by the event.

Federal data points to an 86-gigawatt year for new U.S. utility-scale capacity, with solar and battery storage making up nearly 80% of planned additions.

Remote Amazon communities that long depended on subsidized diesel generation are beginning to gain round-the-clock electricity from solar panels and battery systems, signaling a practical shift in one of the world’s most