The utility-scale storage market in the U.S. is experiencing unprecedented momentum. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), installed utility-scale battery storage capacity surpassed 15 GW in 2024 and is projected to more than double by 2026, with significant contributions from California, Texas, and Arizona.
U.S. utility-scale battery storage capacity will reach almost 65 GW by the end of 2026, according to the Energy Information Administration. Utility-scale battery storage in the United States is poised to more than double over the next two years and will close out 2026 at nearly 65 GW — a rapid rise from 17 GW in the first quarter of 2024.
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, January 2025 In the United States, cumulative utility-scale battery storage capacity exceeded 26 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, according to our January 2025 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.
Base year costs for utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are based on a bottom-up cost model using the data and methodology for utility-scale BESS in (Ramasamy et al., 2023). The bottom-up BESS model accounts for major components, including the LIB pack, the inverter, and the balance of system (BOS) needed for the installation.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), installed utility-scale battery storage capacity surpassed 15 GW in 2024 and is projected to more than double by 2026, with significant contributions from California, Texas, and Arizona. Several macro trends are propelling this growth:
After showing a year-over-year increase of 80 percent in 2023, the capacity of battery storage installations in the U.S. was projected to reach almost 30 gigawatts by the end of 2024. That year, the number of operational and prospective battery storage projects grazed 1,000, with most of them located in California and Texas.
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