Debates over battery energy storage systems are playing out in towns and cities across New York as the state pursues its goal of 6 GW of energy storage by 2030.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision that sided with FERC on a PURPA case without using Chevron deference, agreeing with the commission's statutory interpretation.

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.

ERCOT stakeholders at the Infocast Texas Clean Energy Summit discussed tariff trade wars, supply chain issues, data centers and the latest biennial legislative session in Texas that concluded with Senate Bill 6.

At a recent Budget and Priorities Working Group meeting, NYISO presented its final recommendations for 2026, which will define where the ISO puts its market design resources.

Investment bank Jefferies’ latest analysis finds the levelized cost of paired solar-plus-battery storage is cheaper than that of gas, saying slow turbine deliveries and inflationary equipment pricing makes the renewable alternative an “attractive” opportunity as data centers drive demand.

Colorado regulators have approved Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s plan to add 1,657 MW of new resources from 2026 to 2031, despite objections about the inclusion of a new natural gas plant.