Canary Media: Illinois Needs Batteries. Will a New Incentive Program Help?

Illinois’ first battery storage procurement under the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act secured 600 MW of new storage commitments, falling short of its initial target but marking progress toward the state’s 3 GW goal by 2030. In Canary Media, Advanced Energy United’s Brett Sproul highlights how PJM interconnection delays are creating uncertainty for developers and how expanding future procurement opportunities to include solar-plus-storage projects could help accelerate deployment.