The United States accounted for the largest share of the electric energy storage capacity worldwide, with over 30 percent of the total. China and Europe followed with 21 and 19 percent, respectively.
That year, the global cumulative power storage amounted to almost 50 gigawatts.
Distribution of cumulative electric energy storage capacity worldwide in 2022, by region
*APeC (Asia-Pacific economic Cooperation) countries include Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and the United States. The United States and China are not included but considered separately.
The source notes that the figures include power plants and grid energy storage capacity, mainly referring to electric technology energy storage (batteries). Electric vehicles are not included.
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