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Which states have the most small-scale battery storage power capacity?

In 2019, 402 MW of small-scale total battery storage power capacity existed in the United States. California accounts for 83% of all small-scale battery storage power capacity. The states with the most small-scale power capacity outside of California include Hawaii, Vermont, and Texas.

When will large-scale battery energy storage systems come online?

Most large-scale battery energy storage systems we expect to come online in the United States over the next three years are to be built at power plants that also produce electricity from solar photovoltaics, a change in trend from recent years.

How many battery energy storage projects are there?

The U.S. has 575 operational battery energy storage projects 8, using lead-acid, lithium-ion, nickel-based, sodium-based, and flow batteries 10. These projects totaled 15.9 GW of rated power in 2023 8, and have round-trip efficiencies between 60-95% 24.

What is the market for grid-scale battery storage?

The current market for grid-scale battery storage in the United States and globally is dominated by lithium-ion chemistries (Figure 1).

What is an energy storage system?

An energy storage system (ESS) for electricity generation uses electricity (or some other energy source, such as solar-thermal energy) to charge an energy storage system or device, which is discharged to supply (generate) electricity when needed at desired levels and quality. ESSs provide a variety of services to support electric power grids.

Will large-scale battery storage be the future of electric power?

Electric power markets in the United States are undergoing significant structural change that we believe, based on planning data we collect, will result in the installation of the ability of large-scale battery storage to contribute 10,000 megawatts to the grid between 2021 and 2023—10 times the capacity in 2019.