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Battery Storage-Shift Pilot Demonstrates How Hourly Renewable Certificates Can Power the Next Phase of Corporate Clean-Energy Goals
The pilot shows how batteries can time-shift surplus renewable generation to hours with clean energy shortfalls, turning excess clean energy into a practical path toward hourly carbon-free matching as SBTi and the GHG Protocol consider moving toward hourly accounting. Newport Beach, CA — September 17, 2026 — Quintrace, esVolta, and LevelTen Energy today announced the results of a battery storage pilot, sponsored by Google, that shows how batteries can capture surplus renewabl
Sep 17


esVolta Secures Upsized Corporate Credit Facility to Support Expansion of Energy Storage Portfolio
Led by Nomura, the refinancing increases total facility capacity up to $450 million NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., JUNE 3, 2026 -- esVolta, LP (esVolta), a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage projects across North America, announced today that it closed an expanded corporate credit facility providing up to $450 million of capital to drive new utility-scale energy storage projects in existing and new markets. Led by Nomura Securities Interna
Jun 3


esVolta Secures $139.6 Million Project Financing for 300 MWh Boxcar Energy Storage Project in Texas
Once online, the project will bring esVolta’s ERCOT energy storage portfolio to nearly 1.6 GWh NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 24 , 202 6 -- esVolta, LP (“esVolta”), a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage projects across North America, today announced the closing of a $139.6 million project financing with MUFG Bank, Ltd. , one of the world’s leading project finance lenders. The financing package includes a construction loan, a tax eq
Mar 24


esVolta Bolsters Clean Energy in California with Computacenter via Black Walnut Energy Storage Project Partnership
Transaction builds on strong history of capital investments and strategic partnerships with leading investors to drive California’s clean energy future.
Dec 18, 2025


Dallas Observer - How A Weird Midlothian Container Yard Is Bolstering Texas’ Power Grid
August 15 2025 On August 15, 2025, the Dallas Observer published an interview with esVolta CEO, Randolph Mann about the company’s ERCOT...
Aug 15, 2025


Midlothian Mirror - New Energy Storage Facility To Help Power Texas
August 6, 2025 On August 6, 2025, the Midlothian Mirror published an article about the Desert Willow battery energy storage system...
Aug 6, 2025


NBC5 Dallas-Fort Worth - As AI data centers drive up Texas energy demand, new local solutions aim to help
August 1 2025 On August 1, 2025, the ribbon cutting held at esVolta’s Anole battery energy storage system (BESS) facility was featured in...
Aug 1, 2025


esVolta Brings Three Large-Scale Storage Projects On-line in Texas, Meeting 2025 Summer Peak
The portfolio will supply close to 1 GWh of renewable energy annually to support grid reliability and goals for the bustling hub of...
Jul 30, 2025


esVolta Hires Mike Kalansky as Vice President of Accounting
Kalansky strengthens esVolta’s financial integrity and scalability as energy storage leader NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., JULY 8, 2025 --...
Jul 8, 2025


Energy Storage News - Clean energy experts weigh in as US Senators vote on tax reconciliation bill
July 1 2025 esVolta's Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Tonja L. Wicks, was quoted in an article published July 1,...
Jul 2, 2025


esVolta Hires Marci J. Palmstrom as Head of Asset Management
Palmstrom will support maximizing the value of BESS facilities for a wide set of stakeholders NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., JUNE 25, 2025 --...
Jun 25, 2025


esVolta Hires Tonja L. Wicks to Lead Government and Regulatory Affairs
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- esVolta, LP ("esVolta") today announced the hiring of Tonja L. Wicks as Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs. Wicks will lead esVolta's federal, state and regional regulatory and policy teams. By engaging with policymakers in support of policies and market rules that enable the beneficial deployment of energy storage, she will play a key role in enabling access to sustainable energy storage and enhancing grid
Jun 2, 2025


esVolta poised to bring 490 MW/980 MWh of storage online in ERCOT
The Texas grid operator expects to have nearly 10 GW of storage in March, up from about 4,700 MW a year earlier. esVolta’s 150 MW/300 MWh Desert Willow lithium-ion battery storage project in Midlothian, Texas. Courtesy of esVolta Utility-scale energy storage developer esVolta is close to bringing online three battery storage projects in Texas totaling 490 MW/980 MWh. The lithium-ion battery storage projects include the 150 MW/300 MWh Desert Willow project in Midlothian and th
Jan 28, 2025


esVolta Secures $243 Million Preferred Equity Investment for Three Standalone Battery Energy Storage Projects
Delivering nearly 1 GW of capacity to the Texas grid in 2025 esVolta, LP ("esVolta"), a leading developer, owner, and operator of...
Jan 27, 2025


Giant Batteries AreTransforming the World’sElectrical Grids
Global energy storage capacity has tripled in recent years, thanks to an industry that barely existed a decade ago. Illustration: Jay Daniel Wright for Bloomberg Businessweek By David R Baker January 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM EST Updated on January 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM EST Inside an unmarked stucco building in a Silicon Valley office park, more than 1,000 black metal cabinets, each about the size of a fridge, line the floor in rows. Each cabinet contains 20 new lithium-ion batteries
Jan 17, 2025


esVolta Secures $258 Million Credit Facilities for ERCOT Storage Portfolio
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 30, 2024 esVolta, LP announced completion of $258 million senior secured credit facilities for a 980 MWh...
Jul 30, 2024


esVolta commences construction of 200 MWh Burksol BESS facility in Texas
DALLAS, TEXAS – January 19, 2024 – esVolta, LP (esVolta) announced that it has commencedconstruction on the 200 MWh Burksol standalone...
Jan 14, 2024
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