Storage growth spreads as California and Texas lose market share
U.S. energy storage hit new highs in Q1 2025, but developers are navigating tariffs, price spikes, and OBBB uncertainty heading into the second half.
Energy storage microgrid keeps Massachusetts schools powered during outages
Lightshift Energy and Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Commission partnered on an energy storage project to enhance resilience of its schools, while also saving as much as $20 million for customers.
Solar, wind and storage reliably power Texas grid during unexpected coal shutdown
Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind stepped in, providing about 50% of generation during peak summer demand in the highest electricity consuming state in the union.
Where storage is set to thrive and fade under the OBBB
Existing battery projects in California and Texas see upside, while hybrid storage bets in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory and the Southeast face shrinking margins under the revised tax credit rules.
WoodMac: World needs 1.4 TW of grid-forming batteries by 2034
The data company says investments of $1.2 trillion in battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be required to support the installation of over 5.9 TW of new wind and solar capacity globally through 2034.
Tesla deploys 9.6 GWh of batteries in Q2, 10 GWh Nevada cell factory ‘nears completion’
The electric vehicle company reported flat energy storage growth quarter over quarter but nearly 50% growth year to date compared with 2024. Tesla has deployed 37.9 GWh over the past four quarters and is approaching 100 GWh total deployed.
Redwood, Crusoe deploy second-life batteries at AI data center for 63 MWh storage
The second-life project represents the second largest deployment in North America, and the largest battery-powered microgrid.
The silver lining of ERCOT’s battery market saturation
Not everyone sees ERCOT’s battery glut as a crisis. Some, including a storage-only independent power producer, see it as storage is finally doing what it promised.
DESRI begins construction on 205 MW solar, 1,000 MWh storage project in Arizona
The Buckeye, Ariz. project is expected to generate enough electricity to power about 40,000 homes per year.
U.S. battery storage market booming with 60% annual growth
The rapid expansion is partially due to falling manufacturing costs, a trend that is expected to continue over the next five to seven years, said Rystad Energy.
