October 19, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A utility-scale battery energy-storage system (BESS) unit in California is now operational, and the state is primed to host more related project activity. Industrial Info is tracking $8.5 billion worth of energy-storage projects across the state that have a high or medium (70-99%) probability of moving forward as planned. California leads all U.S. states in terms of project count and ranks third in total investment value.