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Back·September 22, 2026·Wood Mackenzie
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US storage installations reach record 18.9 GWh in Q2 2026

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The United States installed a record 5.4 GW/18.9 GWh of battery storage in the second quarter of 2026. Energy capacity rose 17% year over year even as installed power declined 7%, reflecting a shift toward longer-duration systems.

Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association reported 4.7 GW/17.6 GWh of utility-scale deployments during the quarter. Average system duration increased from 2.8 hours to 3.5 hours year over year, while residential storage reached 676 MW. Their outlook projects cumulative US storage capacity of 207 GW/715 GWh by 2031, although trade restrictions could create near-term supply bottlenecks.

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