Global operational energy storage capacity by technology 2017

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Bruna Alves,
Jan 16, 2024
This statistic displays the operational energy storage power capacity worldwide as of mid-2017, broken down by technology type. The largest source of electricity storage was pumped hydro storage with 128.1 gigawatts of operational capacity.

Energy storage power capacity in operation worldwide as of mid-2017, by technology (in gigawatts)

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Release date

October 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

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