Grid-scale energy storage totaling 1.17 GW was installed across the U.S. in Q2 2022, a 212% increase from the same quarter of 2021, an industry report shows.

Texas regulators are working with the industry to streamline the interconnection processes for all resources at both the transmission and distribution levels.

Forecasters say California and the Southwest will see extreme heat this weekend, with conditions like those that strained the grid over Labor Day weekend 2020.