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Whole Foods Market Inc. has deployed a new thermal energy storage solution at a store in Los Altos, Calif., that has demonstrated an ability to shift up to 1040 kWh of electricity load for up to 10 hours a day over several months.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has made $15.5 million of funding available for energy storage projects.

Macy's has completed the installation of 21 solar energy projects over the past year at Macy's and Bloomingdale's locations across seven states; the company is also utilizing battery storage systems at three Southern California stores.

Kilroy Realty Corp. is planning to install advanced energy management systems at five of its buildings in Southern California.

The Maryland legislature has passed a bill establishing a tax credit for commercial and residential energy storage installations, making the state among a small but growing number moving to support the rapidly scaling technology.

Under the first phase of a new agreement, Wal-Mart will see the installation of 40 MWh of advanced energy storage systems at 27 stores in Southern California.

Following the failure of its air conditioning systems in 2015, the Palm Springs Cultural Center has replaced its dated HVAC system with a brand new type of energy solution that utilizes solar and ice battery storage.

Apple used funds from its previously issued $1.5 billion green bond to finance energy smart elements of its new, sprawling campus in California that was designed as a microgrid.

Around the same time that Tesla and Edison International subsidiary Southern California Edison announced that their 80 MWh energy storage facility had begun operations in late January, two other massive energy storage projects came online.

Part of a broader initiative to modernize its global headquarters in New York City, Citigroup has incorporated a series of smart energy features into the redesign of its building in Tribeca, including the installation of an ice storage plant.