Reminder – 22 New Virginia Laws Effective July 1, 2026
HB891 – Siting of battery energy storage projects; commercial solar photovoltaic generation facilities. This new law among other things prohibits a host locality…
News Stories: Energy Storage
July 7, 2026
June 30, 2026
Memo Clarifies Process for Missing DER Required Payments
On June 30, 2026 New York PSC Staff filed a memo clarifying that projects which fall out of Appendix M due to missing required payments will not automatically lose their…
IPA Releases Final Indexed Storage Credit Contracts, RFP Rules for August Energy Storage Procurement, Additional Resources
The Illinois Power Agency’s (IPA)’s Procurement Administrator has posted the final Indexed Storage Credit (ISC) Contract and the final RFP Documents for the…
June 29, 2026
Staff Energy Storage Pilot Report Now Due July 10th
On June 24, 2026 the Maryland PSC issued an order granting Staff’s request for an extension of time to file its report concerning the Maryland Energy Storage Pilot…
June 28, 2026
Municipal Electric Department Receives Funds to Study Energy Storage
On June 17, 2026 the Chester Municipal Electric Light Department has been awarded funding through the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ AMP program to…
June 12, 2026
PSC Denis Electric Utilities Seeking Clarification on Energy Storage Development Costs
On June 9, 2026 the Maryland PSC issued an order denying Exelon Utilities’ request for clarification seeking regulatory asset treatment for an estimated $2.5 million in…
June 5, 2026
ConEd Issues Request for Proposals Re: Connected Energy Storage Systems
On May 22, 2026 Con Edison filed its 2026 request for proposals for scheduling and dispatch rights for distribution and transmission connected energy storage systems…
June 3, 2026
IPA Releases Final Draft Indexed Storage Credit Contract
The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announces the release of the final drafts of the Indexed Storage Credit (ISC) contract and Preliminary Proposal Requirements for the…
June 1, 2026
Parties File Comments on Utility’s Treatment of Energy Storage Development Costs
Parties filed comments regarding the request for clarification from the Exelon utilities May 20th petition seeking regulatory asset treatment for an estimated $2.5…
May 29, 2026
Commonwealth is Laser Focused on Large-Scale Generation and Storage Projects
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on May 27, 2025 announced a plan to attract the development of data centers in the state with incentives for operators that commit to…
