Hitachi Energy and Grid United, an independent electrical transmission company, recently announced a collaboration to deliver high-voltage direct current technology for Grid United transmission projects that will interconnect the eastern and western regional power grids in the U.S.

The Ohio Power Siting Board on March 21 authorized Oak Run Solar Project LLC to construct an 800-megawatt solar-powered electric generation facility, two 3.5-mile long transmission lines and a 300 MW battery energy storage facility in Monroe, Somerford, and Deercreek townships in Madison County, Ohio.

The City of Morro Bay, Calif., recently issued a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed battery energy storage system project.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas on March 21 adopted a new rule implementing the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program.

Arevon Energy on March 19 announced it has entered into a 15-year energy storage service agreement with San Diego Community Power, California’s second largest community choice aggregator, for the full capacity of the Avocet Energy Storage Project.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other federal agencies recently issued a fact sheet that provides an overview for executive leaders on the urgent risk posed by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors known as “Volt Typhoon.”