It's not really correct to call batteries "electric-generating". They store electricity, but don't generate it.
Still, if you take the batteries out, solar makes up 75% of the remaining new electric-generating capacity. If you add wind, you get 92%.
Still, if you take the batteries out, solar makes up 75% of the remaining new electric-generating capacity. If you add wind, you get 92%.
Having a complete catalog of generating capacity is a standard metric that EIA tracks. So even though batteries can also consume from the grid, it really does make sense to add them to the list of "generation," at least according to the purpose that this generation metric has always served.
Only until they run out of power! Capacity is still the core of their function.
This also can provide something of an interesting discussion with local authorities when trying to site a battery somewhere that has banned new “generating” technologies (typically targeted at wind and solar), since batteries are consuming electricity and can be likened to transmission infrastructure (or physical trade assets which I think some people are enjoying playing with).