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The US added a record 20.2 gigawatt-hours of battery storage in Q2 2026, bringing total first-half 2026 installations to 30.8 GWh, up 23% year over year. Utility-scale projects drove nearly all growth, with Arizona alone adding 6.2 GWh. Residential storage fell 27% due to tax credit removal, while manufacturing expanded with a new Texas factory producing 50 GWh annually.
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