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The BrightVolt Take: Storage’s GWh Record Hides a GW Stall

The BrightVolt Take: Storage’s GWh Record Hides a GW Stall

Oct 21, 2026 | Battery Technology, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids

The United States installed a record 18.9 gigawatt-hours of battery storage in the second quarter of 2026 — and 7% less power than it did a year earlier. Both figures come from the same Wood Mackenzie and American Clean Power report, and both are true, because they...