3.6 GW of transmission-level storage receives awards from competitive solicitations across three states by late 2027, ramping toward state targets of 1–3 GW each

Competitive transmission-level storage procurement timeline by state
Solicitation window★Program enactedConfirmed key dateExpected key date
Source: NJBPU, Maryland PSC, Illinois Power Agency, Modo Energy
Note: Bars show solicitation windows; diamonds mark each round’s bid deadline and decision date (hollow = expected, not yet officially set). Stars mark program enactment. Endpoint targets fall in different years (NJ and IL 2030, MD 2034). Only the ComEd portion of Illinois’s procurement (588 MW of 1,038 MW) is in PJM; the rest is in MISO. Dates verified against program administrators, current as of June 2026.
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