At the end of December, Italy had a cumulative distributed storage capacity of 3,367 MW/6,645 MWh. The majority of storage systems, totaling 516,475 units, were powered by lithium-ion technology.
According to ANIE Rinnovabili, the national renewables association, Italy had 518,950 distributed storage systems connected to renewable energy projects at the end of December 2023.
These storage systems have a total capacity of 3,367 MW and can store up to 6,645 MWh. This is a significant increase from the 1,345 MW/2,809 MWh of distributed storage capacity at the end of 2022 and the mere 189.5 MW/295.6 MWh at the end of 2020.
The new capacity for 2023 is 2,022 MW/3,836 MWh, which represents the strongest growth in storage deployment ever recorded in the country.
The data shows that most devices are powered by lithium-ion technology, with a total of 516,475 units. Lombardy has the highest deployment of storage systems, with a combined capacity of 617 MW/1,210 MWh.
Source：pvmagazine