Battery Storage Sets New Q1 Record
Record-Breaking Battery Deployment in Q1 What’s new:The U.S. battery market rang in 2025 with its strongest first quarter on record. Developers added more than 2 GW of capacity between January and March, most of it utility-scale. Residential batteries contributed 458 MW of that total. Why it matters: Rising electricity demand has grid planners scrambling for fast, flexible capacity to store power for times of need. Batteries, like solar, can be deployed almost anywhere. Even with the uncertainty around Congress’s new bill, batteries are being deployed at a record-breaking pace, especially in…
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