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Will energy storage grow in 2024?

Allison Weis, Global Head of Energy Storage at Wood Mackenzie Another record-breaking year is expected for energy storage in the United States (US), with Wood Mackenzie forecasting 45% growth in 2024 after 100% growth from 2022 to 2023.

What is the future of energy storage?

Renewable penetration and state policies supporting energy storage growth Grid-scale storage continues to dominate the US market, with ERCOT and CAISO making up nearly half of all grid-scale installations over the next five years.

What's going on with energy storage?

Industry Insight from Reuters Events, a part of Thomson Reuters. Tax credits and soaring demand in California and Texas are spurring developers to install bigger batteries, retrofit solar plants and build on disused coal plants. The Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act has catalysed energy storage development across the United States.

What is energy storage & how does it work?

Energy storage allows solar developers to capitalise on evening peak power prices or provide ancillary grid services and most new utility-scale solar projects include batteries. Utility-scale battery capacity was around 9 GW at the end of 2022, around half of which was solar plus storage.

Which energy storage stocks are a good investment?

Albemarle is the top holding, followed by Tesla, so if you can't decide from the previous stocks, this fund is a good one-stop investment to play the pending energy storage boom. With more than $1 billion under management and about 60 components, this First Trust fund is another interesting and diversified way to play energy storage.

Are lithium batteries the future of energy storage?

Lithium batteries are seen by many as the future of energy storage. They are used in everything from cell phones to electric cars, and their fast-charging and high-capacity nature makes them exemplary of 21st-century energy technology.