Castries 2025 Energy Storage

How many batteries will the energy storage industry install in 2025?

Nearly a decade ago, when the energy storage market was in its infancy, an industry organization set a dreamy goal: By the end of 2025, the U.S. would deploy 35 gigawatts of batteries connected to the grid. So how’d the storage industry do? In the third quarter, 4.7 gigawatts of batteries were installed.

What will storage be like in 2025?

Europe saw a pivotal moment when the grid-scale segment experienced a significant surge, surpassing the distributed segment for the first time. In Latin America, momentum was built as storage deployments increased by 42%. In 2025, emerging markets for storage will be on the rise.

Will battery storage grow in 2025?

In the United States, the 2022 introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act included an investment tax credit for stand-alone storage. Since then we have seen huge growth in the sector in the US, and we expect to see this to continue into 2025, with several large-scale battery storage projects set to complete in 2025.

Will commercial battery deployments overtake residential build by 2030?

Commercial battery deployments overtake residential build by 2030in BNEF’s latest outlook, thanks to updated assumptions on attachment rates, which refer to the percentage of solar installations that are paired with a battery. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) remains the prevalent lithium-ion battery chemistry in the stationary energy storage market.