Do Dutch home battery purchases keep driving battery storage installations?

Dutch home battery purchases keep driving battery storage installations. According to Dutch New Energy Research’s Nationaal Smart Storage Trendrapport 24/25, 410 MWh of new battery capacity was installed in the Netherlands in 2023 – 1 MWh is enough to power a couple hundred homes for a day.

Why does the Netherlands need energy storage?

“As the Dutch energy transition efforts accelerate, the demand for flexibility is growing also. The challenges to our electricity grid have never been greater. Without adequate energy storage, the Netherlands risks increasing grid instability and security of supply risks,” Lion Storage said in its announcement.

What will Antares do for the Dutch energy system?

As grid congestion continues to challenge the Dutch energy system, Antares will store excess renewable energy, deploying it when demand spikes to stabilize the grid. As the first active large-scale BESS location in the Netherlands directly connected to TenneT, it will play a pivotal role in enhancing grid flexibility.

Are battery energy storage installations limiting the deployment of battery energy systems?

While lengthy authorization processes are limiting the deployment of battery energy storage installations (BESS), the lion’s share of purchased battery systems is in the residential sector. In fact, the paper shows that 98% of the Dutch installations are small ones (less than 20 kWh).