A new federal lab designed to speed up research into grid storage technologies should be up and running by the fall of 2023, barring supply chain issues.

Connecticut legislators passed a bill that would require two state utilities to develop pilot programs to build, own and operate energy storage systems.

DOE is dedicating $3.1 billion to support development of new plants for battery material processing, focusing on materials such as lithium and graphite.

PG&E announced that its 182.5-MW Elkhorn Battery project, comprising 256 Tesla Megapack units, had commenced operation in CAISO.

The Energy Department outlined a $6 billion program to prevent the early closure of nuclear generators and $3 billion in funding for battery supply chains.

Nevada regulators have approved NV Energy’s $901 million Greenlink North project and two major solar-plus-batter storage projects proposed by the utility.

The New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable on discussed storage and/or hydrogen as possible pathways to fully decarbonize the Northeast.

PJM stakeholders received an update on the suspended Transource IEC transmission project at the Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee meeting.

The California Public Utilities Commission approved proposals to head off capacity shortfalls in summer 2022 and 2023, including increasing demand response.

The NYISO Business Issues Committee voted to recommend that the Management Committee approve changes to certain rules and market procedures.