U.S. energy storage record growth of 90%
A new report from Wood Mackenzie''s U.S. Energy Storage Monitor shows a 90% year-over-year increase in solar battery installations. Drastically lowering costs, improved supply chain efficiency,
A new report from Wood Mackenzie''s U.S. Energy Storage Monitor shows a 90% year-over-year increase in solar battery installations. Drastically lowering costs, improved supply chain efficiency,
While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) hammered renewable energy incentives, energy storage emerged unscathed. Storage still has access to the full investment tax credit (ITC)
The U.S. achieved a remarkable feat in clean energy installations last year, adding an impressive 48.2 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage capacity—a
Together, solar and battery storage account for 81% of the expected total capacity additions, with solar making up over 50% of the increase. Solar. In 2024, generators added a record
Explore how record U.S. energy storage growth in 2025 is reshaping the clean energy landscape — and what it means for solar + ESS manufacturers worldwide.
A record-breaking 380 MW of residential storage was installed in Q4 2024, a 6% increase over the previous quarter. 145 MW of community-scale, commercial and industrial (CCI) storage was
The community solar segment installed 1,745 MWdc in 2024, marking its largest-ever year of capacity and a remarkable 35% increase over 2023. This growth was driven by record
The state built just under 1 GW of storage in 2024, buoyed by massive new projects like the Sonoran Solar Energy Center and the Eleven Mile Solar Center that pair solar with batteries to
New highs for solar and wind power and battery storage are emerging on an almost weekly basis across the country.
In March 2025, clean energy supplied over half of U.S. electricity for the first time, driven by record additions of solar, wind and battery storage. Rapid solar growth, megaprojects and policy
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