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Policymakers are increasingly recognizing the value of energy storage for building a greener, flexible, and reliable energy system. In a growing number of markets, energy policies are being introduced to support both deployment and local manufacturing.
Be it through procurement exercises or other market mechanisms, policymakers have intensified efforts to drive the development and deployment of all energy storage solutions.
However, in most markets, some barriers still exist.
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Storing solar electricity using utility-scale batteries has dropped to just $65/MWh, Ember says
A new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that the cost of storing electricity with utility-scale batteries has fallen to just $65/MWh as of October 2025 outside China and the US, making it economically feasible to deliver solar power when it is needed.
Dec 12, 2025
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Spain publishes new network access rules, redefining connection of demand and storage
The National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) will set access capacity, short-circuit limits, and monthly maps from February 2026. Meanwhile, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO) has published guidance on calculating installed capacity for administrative authorizations, addressing both standalone and hybrid battery energy storage systems under the new Royal Decree 997/2025.
Poland selects 183 energy storage projects under $1 billion oversubscribed subsidy program
The requested funding for energy storage facilities, with a combined power output of over 20 GW and an energy capacity of 122 GWh, totaled nearly PLN 28 billion ($7.7billion) – almost seven times the program’s available budget.
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Italian lender: Banks will tolerate 10% merchant operation of MACSE-tendered batteries
The opening session of the Italia Solare conference on finance and bankability for solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) considered how the Mercato a termine degli stoccaggi (MACSE) auction could shape the Italian storage market. Elemens Partner Salvatore Casa predicted auction-set storage payments could be 'very far' below the €32,000 ($38,000)/MWh cap initially suggested.
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Indian utility launches 1.5 GWh battery storage tender
Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. Ltd. (UPPCL) has launched a tender for the selection of developers to supply energy from 1,500 MWh (375 MW x 4 hours) of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, on an on-demand basis.
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