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Carina Energy Launches FEOC Compliance Support Practice for BESS Developers

New practice delivers OEM screening, MACR analysis, and compliance infrastructure for developers navigating IRA requirements.

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Carina Energy is a BESS development execution firm serving investors, IPPs, and land owners across the United States. The company specializes in greenfield origination, project permitting, FEOC compliance infrastructure, and managed project controls for utility-scale battery energy storage systems. Founded by industry veterans who delivered some of the first MW-scale lithium-ion storage projects in the US, Carina operates under a Development-as-a-Service model that integrates directly into client development teams.

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Press releases, third-party media coverage, and editions of The Carina Dispatch.
Podcast
September 8, 2026
Design the Permits Before the Project — Malaquias Encarnacion on The Renewable Energy Leadership Podcast
Malaquias Encarnacion, Partner and Head of Development at Carina Energy, joined The Renewable Energy Leadership Podcast for a 50-minute conversation on why battery storage development requires a fundamentally different approach from solar. The episode covers Carina’s methodology of designing the permits before the project, how Encarnacion handles community pushback and misinformation at public hearings, and the story behind Carina Energy’s name — the first grid-connected lithium-ion battery storage system in the United States, which Encarnacion led in 2008.
Carina Dispatch
August 2026
NY Hits 90 Active Moratoriums; SPP Takes 23 of 35 Filings
The August 2026 edition of The Carina Dispatch covers New York reaching 90 active battery storage moratoriums across 38 counties, analyzes SPP’s interconnection queue results showing energy storage capturing 23 of 35 accepted filings, and tracks regulatory developments affecting BESS development timelines nationwide.
Media Coverage
July 2026
Turning Every Vehicle, Factory and Building Into A Power Source — The Innovator
The Innovator cited Carina Energy’s BESS moratorium tracking database in its reporting on the distributed energy transformation and the role battery storage plays in converting buildings and infrastructure into grid-connected power assets.
Media Coverage
July 2026
Officials Work to Address Concerns Amid Growing Rejection of Battery Projects — Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack Explorer cited Carina Energy’s BESS moratorium tracking data in its coverage of the growing pattern of local governments rejecting battery storage development across New York State. The article referenced Carina’s database as the source for statewide moratorium counts and county-level breakdowns.
Carina Dispatch
June 2026
Washington State Joins the Moratorium Map: June BESS Intel
The June 2026 Carina Dispatch covers Washington State’s entry onto Carina Energy’s BESS Moratorium Map, expanding the company’s tracking to a new state, alongside interconnection queue updates and BESS permitting developments relevant to active development portfolios.
Media Coverage
May 2026
Battery Storage Factory Involving Major Chinese Energy Player Planned for Jackson County — Global Atlanta
Global Atlanta linked to Carina Energy’s FEOC Compliance Guide for BESS in its reporting on a battery storage manufacturing facility with ties to a major Chinese energy company. The article directed readers to Carina’s guide for context on how Foreign Entity of Concern rules affect battery storage procurement under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Carina Dispatch
May 2026
Fairfax Codifies the BESS Template, NY Adds 3 Moratoriums
The May 2026 Carina Dispatch analyzes Fairfax County’s adoption of a standardized BESS permitting framework, tracks three new moratoriums added to Carina Energy’s New York database, and covers regulatory developments affecting battery storage project timelines.
Media Coverage
Date to be confirmed
BESS Energy Storage Bans and Moratoriums — NBC5 / WPTZ
NBC affiliate WPTZ covered the growing trend of local battery storage moratoriums and bans, referencing Carina Energy’s data on the scope of municipal-level restrictions affecting BESS development across the United States.
Media Coverage
Date to be confirmed
New York Battery Storage Moratoriums Hit 98 Municipalities — Environment+Energy Leader
Environment+Energy Leader reported on Carina Energy’s tracking data showing New York battery storage moratoriums reaching 98 municipalities, the highest concentration of local BESS restrictions in any U.S. state. The article drew on Carina’s moratorium database for its analysis of the regulatory landscape facing energy storage developers.
Carina Dispatch
April 2026
FEOC Operationalized, IL Procures 1,038 MW, MA Closes Legacy Permit Path
The April 2026 Carina Dispatch covers the operationalization of FEOC compliance requirements for battery storage projects, Illinois’s 1,038 MW energy storage procurement, and Massachusetts closing its legacy permitting pathway, three developments with direct implications for BESS development strategy.
Media Coverage
March 2026
Carina Energy Database Tracks U.S. Battery Storage Moratoriums — MyChesCo
MyChesCo published a feature on Carina Energy’s BESS Moratorium Monitor database, covering the company’s tracking of more than 150 local government actions restricting battery storage development across 17 U.S. states. The article linked directly to Carina’s interactive moratorium map.
Media Coverage
March 13, 2026
New York Leads US in BESS Moratoriums, Recent Data Shows — Energy Storage News
Energy Storage News, one of the leading global publications covering the battery storage industry, cited Carina Energy as the source for data showing New York leads the United States in BESS moratoriums with 97 restrictions in place across the state. The article by April Bonner drew on Carina’s BESS Moratorium Monitor for statewide and county-level moratorium counts.
Media Coverage
March 13, 2026
New York Leads US in BESS Moratoriums, Recent Data Shows — Energy Storage News
Energy Storage News, one of the leading global publications covering the battery storage industry, cited Carina Energy as the source for data showing New York leads the United States in BESS moratoriums with 97 restrictions in place across the state. The article by April Bonner drew on Carina’s BESS Moratorium Monitor for statewide and county-level moratorium counts.
Press Release
March 10, 2026
150 Local Governments Have Moved to Block Battery Storage Development, New Database Reveals
Carina Energy issued its first press release announcing the BESS Moratorium Monitor, a public-access database tracking more than 150 local government moratoriums, bans, and restrictive ordinances affecting battery energy storage development across 17 U.S. states. The release was distributed via GlobeNewsWire and generated coverage across energy industry and regional news outlets.
Media Coverage
Date to be confirmed
California BESS Siting Cycle 2021–2026 — Ford JE
Ford JE referenced Carina Energy’s work in its analysis of California’s battery storage siting trends from 2021 through 2026, covering how local permitting decisions and moratoriums have shaped the geographic distribution of utility-scale BESS development across the state.
Media Coverage
Date to be confirmed
Tariff Changes Proposed for Large Loads in New York State — Magnifyi
Magnifyi mentioned Carina Energy in its coverage of proposed tariff changes for large electricity loads in New York, a regulatory development with implications for how battery storage projects are valued and dispatched within the state’s energy markets.
Media Coverage
Ongoing (first indexed March 2024)
Battery News Headlines — BatteryTechOnline
Magnifyi mentioned Carina Energy in its coverage of proposed tariff changes for large electricity loads in New York, a regulatory development with implications for how battery storage projects are valued and dispatched within the state’s energy markets.
Podcast
September 8, 2026

Design the Permits Before the Project — Malaquias Encarnacion on The Renewable Energy Leadership Podcast

Malaquias Encarnacion, Partner and Head of Development at Carina Energy, joined The Renewable Energy Leadership Podcast for a 50-minute conversation on why battery storage development requires a fundamentally different approach from solar. The episode covers Carina’s methodology of designing the permits before the project, how Encarnacion handles community pushback and misinformation at public hearings, and the story behind Carina Energy’s name — the first grid-connected lithium-ion battery storage system in the United States, which Encarnacion led in 2008.
Carina Dispatch
August 2026

NY Hits 90 Active Moratoriums; SPP Takes 23 of 35 Filings

The August 2026 edition of The Carina Dispatch covers New York reaching 90 active battery storage moratoriums across 38 counties, analyzes SPP’s interconnection queue results showing energy storage capturing 23 of 35 accepted filings, and tracks regulatory developments affecting BESS development timelines nationwide.
Media Coverage
July 2026

Turning Every Vehicle, Factory and Building Into A Power Source — The Innovator

The Innovator cited Carina Energy’s BESS moratorium tracking database in its reporting on the distributed energy transformation and the role battery storage plays in converting buildings and infrastructure into grid-connected power assets.
Media Coverage
June 2026

Officials Work to Address Concerns Amid Growing Rejection of Battery Projects — Adirondack Explorer

Adirondack Explorer cited Carina Energy’s BESS moratorium tracking data in its coverage of the growing pattern of local governments rejecting battery storage development across New York State. The article referenced Carina’s database as the source for statewide moratorium counts and county-level breakdowns.
Carina Dispatch
June 2026

Washington State Joins the Moratorium Map: June BESS Intel

The June 2026 Carina Dispatch covers Washington State’s entry onto Carina Energy’s BESS Moratorium Map, expanding the company’s tracking to a new state, alongside interconnection queue updates and BESS permitting developments relevant to active development portfolios.
Media Coverage
June 2026

BESS Energy Storage Bans and Moratoriums — NBC5 / WPTZ

NBC affiliate WPTZ covered the growing trend of local battery storage moratoriums and bans, referencing Carina Energy’s data on the scope of municipal-level restrictions affecting BESS development across the United States.
Media Coverage
May 2026

Battery Storage Factory Involving Major Chinese Energy Player Planned for Jackson County — Global Atlanta

Global Atlanta linked to Carina Energy’s FEOC Compliance Guide for BESS in its reporting on a battery storage manufacturing facility with ties to a major Chinese energy company. The article directed readers to Carina’s guide for context on how Foreign Entity of Concern rules affect battery storage procurement under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Carina Dispatch
May 2026

Fairfax Codifies the BESS Template, NY Adds 3 Moratoriums

The May 2026 Carina Dispatch analyzes Fairfax County’s adoption of a standardized BESS permitting framework, tracks three new moratoriums added to Carina Energy’s New York database, and covers regulatory developments affecting battery storage project timelines.
Media Coverage
Date to be confirmed

New York Battery Storage Moratoriums Hit 98 Municipalities — Environment+Energy Leader

Environment+Energy Leader reported on Carina Energy’s tracking data showing New York battery storage moratoriums reaching 98 municipalities, the highest concentration of local BESS restrictions in any U.S. state. The article drew on Carina’s moratorium database for its analysis of the regulatory landscape facing energy storage developers.
Carina Dispatch
April 2026

FEOC Operationalized, IL Procures 1,038 MW, MA Closes Legacy Permit Path

The April 2026 Carina Dispatch covers the operationalization of FEOC compliance requirements for battery storage projects, Illinois’s 1,038 MW energy storage procurement, and Massachusetts closing its legacy permitting pathway, three developments with direct implications for BESS development strategy.

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