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Australia’s massive residential battery build continues: 12 GWh via 520,000 home batteries in 2026, crackdowns on quality Australia's Clean Energy Regulator has forecast that up to 12 GWh of storage will be on installed, with rooftop solar rebounding from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3-3.37 GW.

Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley

Feb 27, 2026

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Japanese utility launches residential battery demand response pilot The project will leverage remote control of residential battery storage systems manufactured by Sharp Corporation.

Feb 19, 2026

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Spain’s behind-the-meter storage grew by 119% in 2025 One of the data points highlighted in APPA’s 2025 Annual Report on Photovoltaic Self‑Consumption and Storage, presented on Tuesday, shows that 339 MWh of storage linked to self‑consumption were installed last year.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Feb 17, 2026

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US VPPs: WeaveGrid partners with SolarEdge, El Paso Electric launches pilot storage program with Base customers More US tech providers, storage solutions, and utlities are coming together to offer aggregation and VPP or VPP-like options for consumers with batteries at home.

Feb 13, 2026

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Texas lands its first battery-only virtual power plant Solrite and sonnen’s new VPP offering builds on their previous collaboration to provide Texas homeowners with 60 kWh of storage, backup power and a $0.12/kWh retail rate.

Feb 12, 2026

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Hungary launches grants for residential battery storage The HUF 100 billion Home Energy Storage Program is now open, offering simple online applications and guaranteed balance protection even if the inverter needs to be replaced. Priority will be given to households that sell all their solar electricity to the grid or will do so by the end of 2030, as well as residents of small rural settlements with fewer than 5,000 people.

Feb 11, 2026

Finance

The case for residential solar battery leasing For those who have houses or living quarters equipped with solar panels, battery rental offers can allow them to maximize their self-consumption at a lower upfront cost.

Francois Puthod

Feb 09, 2026

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3 MWh high voltage community battery launched in South Australia A high voltage 2.5 MW / 3 MWh community battery installed through a South Australian electricity distributor, ARENA-funded program will be energised in March 2026 and remain on standby to help manage a regional community’s peak demand.

Feb 02, 2026

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Australia brings online 8.6 GWh of big batteries in 2025 Battery energy storage went from strength to strength across Australia in Q4 2025, seeing the technology outperform past records in both the National Electricity Market and Western Australia’s Wholesale Electricity Market.

Jan 30, 2026

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China added 66.43 GW of new-type energy storage in 2025 CNESA says China’s new-type storage (non-pumped storage technologies) hit 144.7 GW in 2025, with 66.43 GW added.

Jan 29, 2026

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Data center survey reveals majority believe renewables and BESS are the ideal energy mix, power issues start in 2027 54% of respondents cited "energy availability and redundancy" as the single greatest obstacle to successful data center development between now and 2030.

Jan 29, 2026

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EU installs 27.1 GWh of battery storage in 2025 as utility-scale systems drive majority of growth Utility-scale installations now represent more than half of new capacity in a significant market shift, while residential storage, long the main growth driver, declined due to lower electricity prices and reduced support schemes, a new report from SolarPower Europe finds.

Jan 28, 2026

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Small-scale battery uptake in Australia exceeds 4.7 GWh capacity in six months Australian households, small businesses and community organisations have installed a record-setting 200,000 battery energy storage systems since the launch of the federal rebate in July with the $7.2 billion initiative now expected to deliver more than 2 million home batteries by 2030.

Jan 19, 2026

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Enphase on how distributed energy assets could boost data centers With data center loads looming and residential batteries evolving from providing backup to becoming grid assets, Krapels argues the industry must move from the old idea of "save with solar" to "get Enphase, get paid."

Jan 16, 2026

Markets

Investing in BESS in Europe: From market hurdles to C&I opportunities Energy services group Elevion, a subsidiary of Czech utility ČEZ, has several hundred million euros available for investment, with a significant share potentially earmarked for battery energy storage projects across Europe. Yet identifying the right opportunities remains anything but straightforward. ESS News spoke with Elevion CEO Jaroslav Macek to learn more.

Jan 13, 2026

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Home battery deployment soaring in Australia More than 1.2 GWh of new behind-the-meter energy storage capacity was installed across Australia in December 2025 as households and businesses sought to take advantage of the federal government’s revised $7.2 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

Jan 07, 2026

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