New York selects 950 MW of lithium battery storage in first major procurement

New York's grid authority awarded contracts for nearly 1 GW of battery storage alongside renewable generation, marking the state's initial large-scale effort to enable its 2040 fossil-fuel-free electricity target.

First covered Sep 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

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45d Canary Media Will New York's 1GW storage contracts finally break the state's big battery impasse — New York set an ambitious goal to eliminate fossil-fueled electricity by 2040. Doing so will almost certainly require widespread adoption of batteries to store…

46d Utility Dive NYSERDA taps 950 MW lithium batteries, 700 MW renewables — Lithium batteries and solar, wind and hydroelectric renewable generation were selected in the state’s first bulk energy storage procurement and its 2025 Tier 1…

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Appeared in: 2026-09-29 (#1) · 2026-09-30 (#18)

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