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Austria’s new grid tariffs draw criticism over battery storage charges
Austria’s revised electricity grid tariff rules take effect from 2027, introducing incentives for flexible consumption but prompting renewable energy associations to warn that battery storage charges could undermine investment in new projects.
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Italy’s battery storage market slows as utility-scale segment grows 197%
Italy’s battery energy storage market is contracting overall, but commercial and industrial (C&I) installations are holding up while utility-scale capacity additions rebounded in the first half of 2026, according to Sparq’s Stefano Percoco.
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Batteries emerge as tool to expand collective self-consumption in France
As negative power prices become more common and solar support schemes evolve, French collective self-consumption projects are exploring battery storage to increase flexibility and capture more value from locally generated electricity.
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Critical safety faults found in one in eight BESS at factory stage
More than one in eight battery storage systems failed critical safety checks at the manufacturing stage in 2025, with the bulk of defects found not in cells but in the balance-of-system components and enclosures that hold them together, according to Intertek CEA.
Spain’s capacity market to give BESS a bankable revenue floor
Spain's newly approved capacity market is not designed as a storage incentive, but the country's battery industry says it will function as one – giving standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) the bankable revenue floor that project finance has been waiting for.
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Distribution grid locks up 455 GW of European battery storage projects
A study by consultancy AFRY for Beyond Fossil Fuels finds that distribution grid connection queues are blocking approximately 455 GW of battery storage projects and 375 GW of renewable energy capacity across eight European markets, with the held-up clean energy assets valued at around €100 billion.
Key German energy associations see pros and cons in planned grid fee reforms for batteries
While a planned prosumer surcharge is heavily criticized, energy industry associations welcome the fact that the grid fee exemption for large-scale energy storage systems will remain in place. The German Energy Storage Systems Association praised the regulatory agency for now clearly classifying storage as a flexibility option rather than a traditional consumer.
Major German BESS outcomes: Grid fee exemptions remain, higher costs for prosumers
According to the authority's preliminary interim report, prosumers will bear a larger share of grid costs in the future through higher energy rates. The grid fee exemption for battery storage is to be maintained under certain conditions. Dynamic grid fees are unlikely to arrive before 2030.
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