The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause a 31 percent decline to expected energy storage deployment in the United States in 2020. Previous forecasts expected some 420 megawatts in residential storage would be added, however the anticipated 31 percent decline would bring this figure to only 289.9 megawatts.
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Revised outlook for energy storage deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the U.S. in 2020
(in megawatts)
Characteristic
Previous forecast
Latest forecast*
Commercial installations
212
146.3
Residential installations
420
289.8
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Greentech Media. (March 27, 2020). Revised outlook for energy storage deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the U.S. in 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/457825/covid-19-impact-on-us-energy-storage-additions/
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Greentech Media. (2020). Revised outlook for energy storage deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the U.S. in 2020 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/457825/covid-19-impact-on-us-energy-storage-additions/
Greentech Media. "Revised Outlook for Energy Storage Deployment Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The U.S. in 2020 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/457825/covid-19-impact-on-us-energy-storage-additions/
Greentech Media, Revised outlook for energy storage deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the U.S. in 2020 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/457825/covid-19-impact-on-us-energy-storage-additions/ (last visited January 22, 2025)
Revised outlook for energy storage deployment due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in the U.S. in 2020 (in megawatts) [Graph], Greentech Media, March 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/457825/covid-19-impact-on-us-energy-storage-additions/
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