Battery storage. In 2025, capacity growth from battery storage could set a record as we expect 18.2 GW of utility-scale battery storage to be added to the grid. U.S. battery storage already achieved record growth in 2024 when power providers added 10.3 GW of new battery storage capacity.
BloombergNEF forecasts a record 94 GW (247 GWh) of utility-scale storage in 2025—a 35% rise—driven by China's storage mandates. US tariffs, policy shifts and LFP dominance will drive growth to 220 GW/972 GWh by 2035. The global energy storage sector is on track for another record year in 2025 as utility-scale projects expand into new regions.
The global energy storage sector is on track for another record year in 2025 as utility-scale projects expand into new regions. BloombergNEF (BNEF) forecasts that developers will add 94 gigawatts (247 gigawatt-hours) of battery capacity this year, a 35% increase over 2024 and the highest annual total to date (excluding pumped hydro).
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 30 GW of utility-scale solar to the U.S. grid, accounting for 61% of capacity additions last year.
The data shows that over half of June''s installations were concentrated in China, maintaining the country''s dominance in the global energy storage market. Deployed global capacity
The EU installed a record-breaking 27.1 GWh of new battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in 2025, with Germany and Italy topping the chart again, while Bulgaria emerged as
The EU installed a record 27.1 GWh of new battery storage capacity in 2025, driven by utility-scale projects that accounted for over half of new additions as the bloc races to build the
The group also reported that the United States surpassed 30-GW of battery storage nationwide at the end of March 2025, representing a 65% increase compared to the same period one
The China New Energy Storage Development Report 2025 represents a major milestone in the institutionalization of NES planning and governance in China. By quantifying progress and
We expect 63 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to be added to the U.S. power grid in 2025 in our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says that battery storage capacity grew by 13,809 MW in the past 12 months and is projected to expand by another 22,053 MW as solar
The global energy storage sector is on track for another record year in 2025 as utility-scale projects expand into new regions. BloombergNEF (BNEF) forecasts that developers will add 94
Why 2025 Could Be the "Big Bang" Year for Energy Storage Let''s cut to the chase - if energy storage were a rock band, 2025 would be its world tour year. With China''s new energy storage capacity
27.1 GWh of new battery capacity installed in 2025, marking the EU''s 12th consecutive record year for battery storage deployment. 55% of all new capacity came from utility-scale systems,
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