The U.S. continued its significant growth of large-scale battery capacity, with U.S. battery power capacity reaching 1,650 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2020, according to a recent EIA report.
This means that U.S. battery power capacity grew by 35 percent in 2020 and has tripled in the past five years.
EIA expects the trend to continue; utilities have reported plans to install over 10,000 MW of additional large-scale battery power capacity through 2023. Five states account for more than 70 percent of U.S. battery storage power capacity: California accounted for 31 percent (506 MW), while Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts and Hawaii each have more than 50 MW of power capacity.
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