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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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USA: Western grid enters new era as CAISO launches Extended Day-Ahead Market The May 1 go-live of the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) marks the first time Western utilities can coordinate large-scale solar and storage resources 24 hours in advance, a move projected to significantly slash curtailment and boost regional reliability.
Ryan Kennedy
1 hour ago
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Australia adds 350,000 residential batteries and 4.6 GWh in 10 months under subsidy-scheme With a 30% credit for the cost of a battery provided to installers, a boom has occured in Australia. Many homes have retrofitted batteries to existing solar, and many have taken up solar for the first time as well.
Ev Foley
2 hours ago
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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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Aggreko mulls gas plant-battery hybrid projects for Brazil’s capacity auctions The English and US-owned business could offer gas-plus-storage projects in a thermal and hydro capacity reserve auction (LRCAP) planned for June as well as bidding in this year's planned energy storage tender.
Lívia Neves
Feb 03, 2025
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Battery anode AD/CVD case moves forward, threatening to double U.S. battery costs The United States International Trade Commission has affirmed it will move forward with antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, which may lead to tariffs as high as 920% on a critical battery material.
Ryan Kennedy
Feb 03, 2025
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How the US can get back in the driver’s seat of its battery future While the United States needs to develop its own lithium-ion battery supply chain, it is just as important for the nation to diversify its supply beyond the dominant technology and into new battery chemistries.
Mukesh Chatter
Jan 31, 2025
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GoldenPeaks Capital targets 600 MWh BESS portfolio expansion The European renewables investor has announced a battery energy storage system (BESS)-centered strategy following its success in the Polish Capacity Market auction.
Matthew Lynas
Jan 31, 2025
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Germany’s battery storage fleet surges to 19 GWh Last year, the number of newly installed residential battery energy storage systems in Germany fell slightly. In contrast, the capacity of large-scale storage systems with a power output of more than 1 MW doubled within a year.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jan 31, 2025
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Australian government push for community electrification met with renewed calls for federal residential battery subsidy With the Australian federal government increasing efforts to support community electrification programs, industry bodies have responded with renewed calls for a national program to accelerate residential battery uptake. The Smart Energy Council said that, as a federal election campaign looms, a battery support scheme could be promised and implemented quickly, delivering a “win for hip pockets.”
Jonathan Gifford
Jan 30, 2025
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Indian tenders for 2.9 GWh of energy storage capacity State-owned NTPC wants national solar-plus-storage sites including 600 MW/2.4 GWh of energy storage and the state of Telangana is tendering for 250 MW/500 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Uma Gupta
Jan 30, 2025
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Canceled Australian pumped-hydro site could see energy bills rocket Bill payers could be paying 60% more for their electricity in 2035 and 40% more per year through 2040 unless the government of Queensland can provide an alternative to the shelved 5 GW/120 GWh Pioneer-Burdekin pumped-hydro energy storage (PHES) project.
Max Hall
Jan 30, 2025
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Qair secures 800 MWh of Polish battery storage projects The French independent power producer has secured 17-year contracts for the two battery storage projects in Poland's 2029 capacity market auction.
Marija Maisch
Jan 29, 2025

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