Battery storage capacity added

During the first six months of 2026, operators added another 8.3 GW of battery storage capacity, reaching nearly 52 GW of nameplate battery storage capacity, based on our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2026). Battery storage capacity averaged 70% growth over the last three years. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67925. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_30QSWEH68HB1VBG23AR89Z170V

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. "Battery storage capacity averaged 70% growth over the last three years." 2026, https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67925. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_30QSWEH68HB1VBG23AR89Z170V.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration. "Battery storage capacity averaged 70% growth over the last three years." 2026. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67925. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_30QSWEH68HB1VBG23AR89Z170V.

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@misc{eia2026battery9z170v, author = {{U.S. Energy Information Administration}}, title = {Battery storage capacity averaged 70\% growth over the last three years}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_30QSWEH68HB1VBG23AR89Z170V}, note = {Original source: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67925. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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