Applications: Stationary Energy Storage

Interconnection Bottlenecks Grow; Calls to Prioritize Readiness over First-Come, First-Served With the BESS market boom, queues to secure BESS grid connection have exploded in key Western markets, and some markets (e.g. Germany) are highly over-subscribed prioritizes with project applications generally treated by order as opposed to readiness or system value. Also, the time spent in the queue for projects commissioned in 2024 is over several years, as shown in several US ISO markets. The Energy Storage Europe Association has called for prioritization mechanisms and differentiated queue management, and recommendations for making co-location, cable pooling and hybrid grid connection available for all projects.

UK

Germany

Italy

USA

Australia

Current BESS capacity GW

Interconnection queue GW

Note

Queue is x2 2030 target

Queue is x2.5 entire 2025 Germany grid capacity

Queue is 18x 2030 target

Only for projects targeting commissioning by 2028

Queue has doubled since last year

Source: Solar Power Portal, Energy Storage News, Clean Energy Wire, PV Magazine 1, ESS News1, ESS News(2, PV Magazine 2, Rated Power, PV Magazine 3, ENVERUS, Renew Economy, Modo Energy

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