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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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Irish regulator plans to reduce grid fees for energy storage If the proposals by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities are implemented, all energy storage units would be charged solely under generator Transmission Use of System (TUoS) tariffs for the 2026/2027 tariff year, which begins on 1 October 2026.
Blathnaid O’Dea
Apr 30, 2026
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Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.
Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley
Apr 30, 2026
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Solar and storage to drive 86 GW US capacity surge in 2026 New federal data shows solar and battery assets will comprise nearly 80% of all new utility-scale power additions planned for the US electric grid this year.
Ryan Kennedy
Apr 29, 2026
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Installed BESS capacity in Spain grew by 589% since 2025 blackout Some of the consequences of the blackout include a 589% increase in installed BESS capacity in Spain between April 2025 and April 2026, the introduction of renewable participation in voltage control, a greater role for gas in the generation mix, and continued progress on interconnections.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Apr 28, 2026
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Brazil can reach 7 GW in storage by 2035 Projections from the Energy Research Company (EPE), shared during the Absolar Storage Leaders event, depend on a stable legal framework and regulatory progress. Authorities and stakeholders in the electricity sector highlight the role of batteries in reducing costs, ensuring energy security, and expanding renewable energy.
Lívia Neves
Apr 27, 2026
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Europe: AccelerateEU ​​supports a 200 GW storage target, but omits financing mechanism The European Commission’s AccelerateEU energy crisis plan endorses a 200 GW battery storage target for 2030 but proposes no dedicated financing mechanism to reach it, according to SolarPower Europe (SPE), which is calling for a separate EU-wide auction funded by emissions trading revenues.
Brian Publicover
Apr 27, 2026
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Colombia launches long-term electricity auction, opens participation to battery energy storage systems The resolution establishes 15-year contracts with obligations starting in 2030, along with an additional procurement window in 2035 for one of the products, with implementation scheduled before July 31, 2026.
Luis Ini
Apr 24, 2026

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India allocates $630m for 30 GWh of batteries The second stage of a national infrastructure fund, to support battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, will be rolled out in 15 states and to state-owned utility the National Thermal Power Company (NTPC).
Uma Gupta
Jun 11, 2025
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How to qualify for energy storage grants in Spain Jon Ander López Ibarra, product manager for battery energy storage systems (BESS) at Spanish power conversion system company Jema Energy, says Spain needs to step up and offer BESS developers full remuneration for the crucial energy transition role their projects can play.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jun 10, 2025
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Australian state pairs increased VPP incentive with national battery rebate The New South Wales (NSW) government has ended its home battery installation rebate, announcing it will instead provide up to $1,500 to households and small businesses that install a battery energy storage system and connect it to a virtual power plant.
David Carroll
Jun 10, 2025
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House bill puts nearly 265 GW of storage projects at risk Meeting the proposed operational deadline coupled with permitting delays and supply chain challenges means developers would have to rush to start and finish projects in 3.5 years. Cleanview quantifies the enormous amount of clean energy capacity at risk.
Anne Fischer
Jun 06, 2025
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Catalonian law incentivizes batteries, renewables; simplifies permitting The legislative decree introduces urgent regulatory measures for battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a capacity exceeding 500 kW and designates renewable energy sites, their grid connection lines, and energy storage facilities to be of overriding public interest.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jun 06, 2025
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Innovative energy storage auction and renewables-friendly policy put Italy front and center London-based investor Bluefield says Italy's cautious, 'stop-start' approach to clean energy and energy storage procurement is less catastrophic than Spain's boom-bust experience and says it could bid for around 100 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the MACSE energy storage auction.
Sergio Matalucci
Jun 06, 2025
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Hithium, LG begin US battery manufacture in tough American market As news emerges of the financial travails of American energy storage companies Powin and ESS, Inc., Chinese manufacturer Hithium has officially opened a near-$200 million factory in Texas and Korean brand LG has confirmed the start of lithium iron-phosphate (LFP) battery production in Michigan.
Max Hall
Jun 06, 2025
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IEEFA: Solar revolution now extends to batteries in Pakistan, with rapid ROI Falling solar and battery costs – and rising grid electricity prices – are driving a boom in small-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yet, this could mean trouble in a country which is already sitting on 'stranded' liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plants.
Max Hall
Jun 06, 2025
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How organic flow batteries could erase the need for critical-mineral dependency Vanadium flow and lithium-ion batteries both require materials described as critical by the US Department of Energy (DOE).
Eugene Beh
Jun 05, 2025

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