Battery storage now beats gas peakers in 43 markets (Wood Mackenzie); Canada’s modest heat-pump and EV uptake risks leaving it behind in electrification.

Bangladesh approved a 442 MW solar plant with eight‑hour storage at Rampal; BPDB will invest BDT 25 billion ($200 million) and complete it by March 2029.

Wood Mackenzie finds 4-hour battery storage now costs less than open-cycle gas turbines in all 43 modeled markets, with storage falling to $80/MWh in MENA

Enerpeak and BESS Broadway have created a 700-MW battery JV in Germany; this piece explains what is known, what remains unknown and the practical next

Brazil battery storage players point to capacity auctions, a 56 GW ONS connection margin and ABSAE’s 4.5 GW 2028 need as drivers of steady growth.

New York PSC approved a two-year meter socket adapter pilot to allow residential solar, EV charging and battery-storage interconnections from 1 June 2027.

Robin Energy Storage filed a 105-page state application for a battery storage project in the Town of Wheatland on Sept. 30 despite a 12-month county

Battery storage was paired with 37% of new U.S. residential solar installations in 2025, driven by California and faster uptake beyond the state.

TMGX: shared grid connections concentrate battery insurance risk, creating exposures of hundreds of millions or billions and a cyber-insurance gap.

Berkeley Lab data shows batteries were paired with 37% of new U.S. residential solar systems in 2025, led by California at 74% and rising attachment rates outside the state.