A solar PV farm on Terna’s grid in Italy. Image: Terna.
Battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in Italy reached 587MW/1,227MWh in the first three months of 2022, of which 977MWh is distributed energy storage, according to the national renewables association, ANIE Rinnovabili.
Like Germany, Italy’s BESS market is currently dominated by the residential and commercial & industrial segments.
ANIE said that 20,832 DER BESS units – Elettrochimico Distribuito in Italian – were installed from January through March, totalling 123MW/264MWh. That brings the total installed power and capacity of DER BESS units in the country to 527MW/977MWh.
Plus grid operator Terna’s own BESS units totalling 60MW/250MWh, Italy has a total of 587MW/1,227MWh of BESS.
ANIE’s bulletin said that 97% of the DER BESS units, which now stand at 95,869 in total, are combined…