US energy storage installations to rise 21% in 2026 -report
Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. battery energy storage installations are expected to rise 21% in 2026 following a record-setting year in 2025, according to a report published on Monday.
Here are some details:
Battery installations rose 29% to more than 57 gigawatt-hours in 2025, according to a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
California, Arizona and Texas accounted for 74% of new utility-scale battery capacity.
BESS deployments are expected to reach 70 GWh in 2026, representing $25.2 billion in investment.
Residential batteries accounted for 3.1 GWh of installations in 2025, a 51% increase due to sunsetting tax credit.
Storage projects are helping meet peak demand, increase grid resiliency and reduce power price volatility, the report authors said.
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