The Guardian | Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis by Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in Germany
Turkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign of rich countries losing steam in the race to a clean economy.
More than 33GW of battery capacity have been approved in Turkey since 2022, according to the climate thinktank Ember, while the total planned and operational capacity in European frontrunners that started deploying them earlier, such as Germany and Italy, is 12-13GW.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/turkey-ahead-eu-battery-storage-fossil-fuel-crisis
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March 29: California battery storage set a new record providing 42.8% of grid demand
"To put that kind of output during peak demand hours into perspective, it's equivalent to the output from:
- 15-20 combined-cycle gas plants
- 6 Hoover dams
- More than the all-time peak demand of Portugal or Greece”
via Nicolas Fulghum
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7444322046060150784/
Truly impressive, and it's only going to improve.
Would love to see @volts.wtf do an episode on this. I'm having a hard time understanding why the MPSC would approve this and go against the AG, seemingly to side with two villainous corporations
Approved DTE Electric storage facilities include one asset backed by a 20-year tolling agreement, two self-build contracts and three batteries to serve an Oracle-owned data center. The energy regulator has denied a petition from the state’s attorney general to revisit BESS approvals.
Data center demand could drive a 79% increase in ERCOT power prices by 2027.
AI + cloud growth is accelerating energy demand fast.
Energy is no longer just a cost, it’s a strategy.
You Don’t Need Solar to Benefit from Battery Storage
Most businesses assume battery storage only makes sense if you have solar panels
Battery systems can deliver significant benefits on their own, including:
• Buying electricity at it’s cheapest
• Reducing peak demand charges
• Providing backup power
• Supporting EV infrastructure
• Improving energy management
They can also be installed faster than full solar projects
https://verdant-future.co.uk/2026/03/10/battery-storage-without-solar-business-benefits/
So much for everything’s bigger… oh wait.
SEIA + Benchmark Mineral Intelligence say U.S. battery storage hit a record 57.6 GWh installed in 2025, and Texas is projected to pass California in 2026.
That’s a lot of electrons herded—who’s still calling this a fad? 😼
U.S. battery storage installations hit a record 57.6 GWh in 2025, and Texas is now poised to surpass California as the nationâ(TM)s largest storage market in 2026. Electrek reports: According to the US Energy Storage Market Outlook Q1 2026 from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) an...
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