Unveiling of a battery storage project in Rhode Island, in August this year, developed by Agilitas Energy for Pascoag Utility District. Image: Business Wire.
Quarterly solar and wind installations in the US have fallen to their lowest levels in three years, with battery storage alone among the three main clean energy technologies making a strong showing.
Although the US’ clean energy sector faces a bright future in the years ahead, this year’s third quarter has been a difficult one, particularly for solar installations, according to the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
ACP merged at the beginning of this year with the national Energy Storage Association and incorporates energy storage market trends and data into its Clean Power Quarterly market report.
A total of 3.4GW of new capacity came online across the three technologies between July and September….