Battery Storage Hit 100 Gigawatts Last Year. BloombergNEF Says 2026 Will Be Even Bigger.

BloombergNEF's new Energy Storage Market Outlook puts 2025 global BESS additions at 112 GW, the first year the industry crossed 100 GW annually. The 2026 forecast calls for 158 GW more, driven by China, AI data centers, and the first real traction for non-lithium chemistries at scale.