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EIA: US large-scale battery storage power capacity increased 35% in 2020

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The United States continued a trend of significant growth in large-scale battery capacity, with US battery power capacity reaching 1,650 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2020. At the end of 2019, 163 large-scale battery storage systems were operating in the United States, a 28% increase from 2018.

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BP selects Tesla batteries for pilot storage project at US wind farm

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The farm has 10 turbines with the capacity to generate 25 MW of wind energy—enough to power about 6,700 average homes annually. The battery storage project is expected to launch at the site during the second half of 2018.

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