Historic record for energy storage systems set in the US
In the first quarter of 2026, 9.7 GWh of new energy storage systems were commissioned in the US. This is an absolute record for a single quarter. According to a joint report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, this volume represents a 32% increase compared to the same period last year. This is reported by Ixbt.com .
Market participants believe that despite certain federal government measures slowing down clean energy development, growth in the sector continues. Key drivers of demand include the rapid expansion of data centers, electricity price volatility, and global supply chain issues for gas turbines.
The development of artificial intelligence technologies is providing additional momentum to the market. Major tech companies like Google and Meta have announced the purchase of tens of thousands of megawatt-hours of storage systems to provide uninterrupted power to AI infrastructure and new data processing centers.
Experts estimate that the need for computing power behind ChatGPT and other large language models will become the primary growth factor for the US energy market in the coming years. This will further increase investments in renewable energy storage technologies.
