Georgia Power announced today that construction is underway on 765-megawatts (MW) of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) strategically located across Georgia in Bibb, Lowndes, Floyd and Cherokee counties. The BESS projects were authorized by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) through. As towns and cities across the globe grapple with rising electricity demand, renewable energy integration, and the push for greater energy independence, a new kind of infrastructure is quietly emerging in industrial parks, open fields, and even near residential neighborhoods: massive Battery Energy. Georgia Power has initiated the construction of a 200MW (megawatt) battery energy storage system (BESS) in Twiggs County, southeast of Macon in the US state. news reported in December 2024 that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted unanimously to certify Georgia Power's plans to build the BESS projects.
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The world's largest compressed-air power storage plant has begun operating in central China's Jiangsu province, marking a major step in the country's efforts to expand energy storage to support its green transition. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) use rechargeable battery technology, normally lithium ion (Li-ion) to store energy. The energy is stored in chemical form and converted into electricity to meet electrical demand. BESS technologies will support installations and businesses to overcome the. For engineers working in power distribution, transmission, and renewable energy, BESS is no longer an optional technology—it is rapidly becoming a core grid asset.
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The first quarter of 2025 was the second best on record for investment in large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Australia, with six projects worth $2. 4 billion in total reaching the financial commitment stage – delivering an extra 1. 5 GW in storage capacity and 5 GWh in. Forecast BESS investment ($USbn) BESS capacity contracted under government revenue protection schemes (GWh) Australia's current pipeline (number of projects) Annual revenue earned by batteries in the NEM ($Am) Australia: The world's most volatile energy market Negative pricing up to 30% of the time. In early 2025, over AUD 2. 5 GW in storage capacity and 5 GWh in energy. Australia has overtaken the United Kingdom to rank behind China and the United States in utility-scale battery capacity, with 14 GW/37 GWh of projects at or nearing financial close.
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Due onstream in 2027, the project is to enhance Ontario's electricity grid stability and reliability, charging during off-peak hours and redistributing the stored energy back into the grid at peak times. The IESO has forecast a need for 4,000 MW of BESS capacity by 2030. A BESS is a large-scale energy storage facility that captures electricity—often from renewable sources like solar or wind—and stores it for use when demand is high or supply is low. However, BESS only provides four hours of energy. Enter. NTPC has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for a compressed air–based, including liquefied air–based, Long Duration Energy Storage System (LDES), with submissions open until February 23, 2026. The EoI aims to develop a proposed 200 MWh (25 MW × 8 hours) and 800 MWh (100 MW × 8 hours) energy. Up to 20 GW of long-duration storage could be needed in Great Britain by 2050, with 6- and 8-hour BESS projected to dominate new deployments. Pumped storage hydro remains the most established alternative, but no new plants have come online in 40 years, limiting its growth potential.
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