Lightshift Energy, in partnership with Massachusetts public power utility Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, on July 31announced the commercial operation of a five-megawatt battery energy storage system that will power two Wakefield high schools and operate as a resilient, grid-connected microgrid.

Helion, a Washington-based fusion energy company, on July 30 announced that it has begun work on the site of its first fusion power plant, Orion, marking a major step in bringing fusion electricity to the grid. Located in Chelan County, Washington, the site was chosen for its ready access to transmission and legacy of energy innovation.

Calpine on July 30 announced a new 190-megawatt agreement with Dallas-based CyrusOne, a global data center developer and operator, to serve a new data center adjacent to the Thad Hill Energy Center in Bosque County, Texas.

Constellation and GridBeyond are collaborating to use GridBeyond’s artificial intelligence-powered predictive analytics platform to help business customers in the PJM Interconnection cut costs by reducing energy use during peak periods, the companies said on July 31.

Texas public power utility CPS Energy has issued a request for proposals to acquire up to 400 megawatts of wind energy through one or more power purchase agreements.