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Battery storage capacity in the United States has surged from almost nothing in 2010 to 20.7 gigawatts in July 2024, equivalent to the output of about 20 nuclear reactors.
The rapid growth in storage saw five gigawatts added in the first half of 2024 alone, reports the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA predicts this capacity could double again to 40 gigawatts by 2025 with planned expansions, writes The Guardian.
This scale of deployment places battery storage in the key role of maintaining electricity supply as intermittent renewables like wind and solar are added to the grid, the EIA says. They also balance supply and demand, “moving electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices,” storing energy to be used when needed, rather than curtailed when supply outstrips demand.
Read the full post at The Energy Mix.
