1 day agoIllinois EPA Awards $3.12 Million for Wastewater Energy Resilience
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency awarded $3,121,750 to three publicly owned wastewater treatment plants for vulnerability assessments and energy-resilience projects. The grants may create future work in resilience planning, solar power, battery storage, and wastewater infrastructure, but the announcement identifies no open solicitations or selected contractors.
4 days agoEnergize Delaware Seeks Industry Input on Battery Storage Strategies
Energize Delaware is seeking technical and market information on battery energy storage systems to help the State of Delaware shape strategies and programs. Responses are due December 18, 2026; this is market research, not a solicitation or immediate contract award.
8 days agoFERC Reforms Target Grid Interconnection Backlog as Storage Delays Persist
U.S. interconnection queues fell to about 2,061 GW by the end of 2025 but remain above 2,000 GW, leaving battery storage projects exposed to multi-year delays. FERC Order No. 2023 has yielded measurable progress, including 1.9 GW of battery agreements in PJM’s first transition cycle, while developers and suppliers must continue tracking tariff and grid-operator changes.