Virginia Signs Largest US State Energy Storage Mandate at 20.78 Gigawatts
Virginia signs 20.78 GW energy storage mandate, the largest state-level legislative target in the US, with 94% of the obligation falling on Dominion Energy Virginia
Maryland RELIEF Act Bars Data Center Grid Costs from Utility Bills
Maryland RELIEF Act forces data centers to fund grid infrastructure, bars RTO costs and executive compensation from ratepayer bills, restructures utility cost allocation in PJM
Wärtsilä Concedes It Cannot Win on Battery Storage Price and Restructures Around Fire Safety and Software
Wärtsilä publicly concedes battery storage price competition to Chinese manufacturers, restructures division around fire safety, cybersecurity, and lifecycle software
Ascend Elements' Bankruptcy Strands a $900 Million Bet on US Battery Recycling
Ascend Elements bankruptcy exposes broken economics of US battery recycling and narrows FEOC-compliant domestic supply chain
FERC Fines Terra-Gen $5 Million in First Battery Storage Market Manipulation Case
FERC's first battery-specific market manipulation enforcement action against Terra-Gen establishes regulatory precedent for wholesale storage participation
California Advances SB 913 to Open Grid Market to Batteries
SB 913 passes California Senate Energy Committee, advancing behind-the-meter battery access to resource adequacy markets
8.8 Gigawatt-Hours
Tesla Q1 2026 energy storage deployments fall 38% sequentially and 15% year-over-year, the first decline in the segment's history, with no explanation from management