In the next three years, the capacity of American utilities’ battery storage might treble. By the end of 2022, battery storage capacity is anticipated to be 9.1 GW, tripling to 19 GW in 2023, and reaching 28.4 GW in 2024. The two states with the most wind and solar capacity combined, Texas and California, account for more than three-quarters of the 20.8 GW expansions anticipated.
Texas is anticipated to contain 42.5 GW of wind capacity and 30.9 GW of solar capacity by 2025, accounting for 7.9 GW of all projected battery storage installations. In the next three years, California, which now has 16.8 GW of solar power and has 7.7 GW of additional solar capacity planned, will build 7.6 GW of battery storage.
The EIA said that more than 23 large-scale battery projects, ranging in size from 250 MW to 650 MW, were planned for deployment by 2025. “Battery storage projects are growing increasingly bigger in the capacity as more battery capacity becomes accessible to the U.S. grid,” the EIA stated.
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