StarCharge Americas has announced a Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Beneficial Holdings for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) projects in the United States and Puerto Rico. StarCharge Americas says the contract value is estimated at $3.2 billion and covers twenty-nine initial projects, with the first project scheduled to launch in June 2026. The press release says the planned energy projects total more than 32.24 gigawatt-hours.
The companies frame the MSA around grid-scale battery storage supporting infrastructure development “including datacenters,” and cite operational goals such as addressing congestion issues and power reliability. “This is the first step in a partnership which allows our two companies to come together for positive results in congestion issues, while promoting business growth in critical communities across the US and Puerto Rico,” said Andreas Fornwald, Chief Development Officer at StarCharge Americas. “The implications of this deal, extend far beyond mere numbers, given such large contracts signal a monumental shift in the US energy storage industry, particularly as it relates to the burgeoning demand for data centers.”
Beneficial Holdings says it is using the arrangement to support US tax credit strategy for its grid-scale projects. “StarCharge Americas is a critical partner as we accessed non-Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) partnerships to maximize the investment tax credits (ITC) for our grid scale projects,” said Greg Senkevitch, CEO of Beneficial Holdings.
For data center operations, the press release highlights backup and recovery use cases for BESS, including mitigating power blackouts and enabling black-start support. It claims StarCharge’s energy storage can “facilitate easier black starts,” so data centers can recover quickly and reduce disruption. The release also describes an approach that “blends traditional power systems with renewable energy resources,” positioning BESS as a flexible layer to support data center uptime across different power sources.
Source: StarCharge Americas
