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U.S. battery storage capacity expected to nearly double in 2024 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (www.eia.gov)

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IU.S. battery storage capacity has been growing since 2021 and could increase by 89% by the end of 2024 if developers bring all of the energy storage systems they have planned on line by their intended commercial operation dates

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Battery degradation isn't as much of a concern in these cases. Batteries that are designed for grid backup use a more resilient chemistry which makes them heavier, but also last longer.

Consumer whole home backup batteries advertise the batteries having over 90% capacity after 10 years.

In a grid storage application, 90% of the original capacity is still fine, and as other commenters have pointed out, the batteries are recyclable.