The electric energy storage capacity worldwide increased exponentially over the last few years, reaching **** gigawatts in 2022. The overall growth between 2015 and 2022 was roughly ***********. The United States accounted for the largest share of power storage capacity installed globally as of that year.
The source notes that the figures include power plants and grid energy storage capacity, mainly referring to electric technology energy storage (batteries). Electric vehicles are not included.
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EESA Energy. (March 27, 2023). Cumulative electric energy storage capacity worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399101/electric-energy-storage-capacity-worldwide/
EESA Energy. "Cumulative electric energy storage capacity worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399101/electric-energy-storage-capacity-worldwide/
EESA Energy. (2023). Cumulative electric energy storage capacity worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399101/electric-energy-storage-capacity-worldwide/
EESA Energy. "Cumulative Electric Energy Storage Capacity Worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399101/electric-energy-storage-capacity-worldwide/
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Cumulative electric energy storage capacity worldwide from 2015 to 2022 (in gigawatts) [Graph], EESA Energy, March 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399101/electric-energy-storage-capacity-worldwide/