The grid got 20 gigawatt-hours of new batteries in three months
One of the most common questions around solar energy is what happens when the sun goes down. Between April and June, developers connected 20.2 gigawatt-hours of battery storage to the US grid, the most ever added in a single quarter, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Those batteries can deliver 6.7 gigawatts of power at once. About 44% of the new capacity was built alongside solar plants, storing electricity generated during the day so people can use it after dark. The developers are now building similar storage tech into more solar projects.One of the most common questions around solar energy is what happens when the sun goes down. Between April and June, developers connected 20.2 gigawatt-hours of battery storage to the US grid, the most ever added in a single quarter, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Those batteries can deliver 6.7 gigawatts of power at once. About 44% of the new capacity was built alongside solar plants, storing electricity generated during the day so people can use it after dark. The developers are now building similar storage tech into more solar projects.Expert summary pending. Showing the newcomer version.