US ''needs more storage'' to ensure grid reliability,

SEIA also released a national state energy storage policy

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State by State: An Updated Roadmap Through the Current US Energy

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An Overview of Distributed Energy Resource Interconnection:

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State-by-State Overview: Navigating the Contemporary U.S. Energy

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2026 Jan 16

SEIA Announces Target of 700 GWh of U.S. Energy Storage by

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Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new

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2024 Jul 08

Distributed Energy Resources: Technology for Affordable,

To help meet the ever-rising demand for energy in the U.S., policymakers, regulators, and utilities should look to distributed energy resources (DERs) as a bigger part of

2024 Jul 16

Table of State Energy Storage Targets and Progress

This table includes all existing state energy storage procurement mandates, targets, and goals. These terms describe various ways states may set an intention to attain a specified level of

2024 Apr 17

Solar Industry Research Data – SEIA

Solar energy in the United States is booming. Along with our partners at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, SEIA tracks trends and trajectories in the solar industry that demonstrate the

2025 Sep 17

U.S. Distributed Solar and Storage Data | Energy

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2025 Jan 03

The rapid expansion of small-scale, distributed-generation solar

Two of the biggest solar markets, the United States and China, expanded their distributed-generation capacity by more than 65% in 2021 and 2022, against a 4% fall and an

2026 Jan 03

Solar Integration: Distributed Energy Resources

Households and other electricity consumers are also part-time producers, selling excess generation to the grid and to each other. Energy storage,

2025 Jan 12

State by State: An Updated Roadmap Through the

The installation of utility-scale storage in the United States has primarily been concentrated in California and Texas due to supportive

2024 Apr 19

State-by-State Overview: Navigating the Contemporary U.S. Energy

The proposal seeks maximizing private investment, allowing private ownership of storage systems, revenue collection from the electricity market, cost reduction through

2024 Dec 11

Mapping the U.S. Residential Energy Storage Landscape:

As the U.S. transitions toward a more decentralized and resilient energy future, the role of residential energy storage systems (ESS) is rapidly expanding.

2025 Jun 28

Energy storage for electricity generation

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

2025 Aug 04

Battery Energy Storage Systems Report

November 1, 2024 This document was prepared with and funded by the U.S.

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Solar power in the United States

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U.S. Distributed Solar and Storage Data | Energy Markets

Berkeley Lab collects, cleans, and publishes project-level data on distributed* solar and distributed solar+storage systems in the United States. The data are compiled from a variety of

2025 Feb 17

U.S. Grid Energy Storage Factsheet

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Distribution System Evolution

Evolving Electricity System The U.S. electric system is undergoing significant change due to a range of drivers, including an evolution of federal, state, and local policies addressing climate

2025 Sep 20

Grid Deployment Office U.S. Department of Energy

These preliminary design considerations dictate the number of distributed energy resource (DER) assets that are included, such as generation resources and battery storage systems, as well

2026 Feb 15

Distributed Energy Resources

Clean energy and energy storage systems need to be connected to the distribution grid through a process known as interconnection. As the number of installations rapidly

2025 Dec 31

Analysis of energy storage policies in key countries

California is the largest energy storage market in the United States across various application scenarios, such as front-of-meter utility projects,

2024 Jan 10

Solar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity

In 2024, generators added a record 30 GW of utility-scale solar to the U.S. grid, accounting for 61% of capacity additions last year. We expect this trend will continue in 2025, with 32.5 GW

2024 Mar 04

DOE Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee to Sunwealth to

The loan guarantee will finance the deployment of up to 1,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) located primarily at commercial and

2025 Aug 28

LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Sunwealth to Deploy

On November 25, 2024, LPO announced a conditional commitment of up to $289.7 million to Sunwealth to help finance Project Polo, a deployment of up to 1,000 solar photovoltaic (PV)

2024 Aug 31

Distributed Energy Resources | Department of Energy

Clean energy and energy storage systems need to be connected to the distribution grid through a process known as

2026 Jan 11

SEIA Announces Target of 700 GWh of U.S. Energy Storage by

According to Wood Mackenzie, there is 83 GWh of installed energy storage capacity in the United States, including nearly 500,000 distributed storage installations.

2025 Aug 16

Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new U.S. electric

With the rise of solar and wind capacity in the United States, the demand for battery storage continues to increase. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has also accelerated

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