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US Grid Battery Storage Hits Record 57 GWh Despite Clean Energy Rollbacks

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •The US added a record 57 GWh of battery storage to its electric grid last year, per a SEIA report.
  • •SEIA projects 21 percent growth in US battery storage by end of 2026, reaching approximately 70 GWh of new capacity.
  • •Record US battery storage growth occurred despite rollbacks in some clean energy incentives.
  • •Gogoro, a Taiwanese battery-swapping firm for electric scooters, separately announced a US$32 million network expansion and battery retirement plan.

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