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Battery storage in North Rhine-Westphalia: 679 MW operating, 1,207 MW planned

North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 2 of 16 in Germany with 679 MW of battery storage in operation (15% of capacity). A further 70 projects with 1,207 MW are registered. Source: Market master data register (BNetzA), as of 03 October 2026.

Battery storage from 1 MW. Source: Market master data register (BNetzA). As of 03 October 2026; figures update live in the browser.

679 MW

operating

58

units operating

1,207 MW

planned

#2 / 16

Rank in Germany

Federal states

1Bavaria921 MW+1,301
2North Rhine-Westphalia679 MW+1,207
3Saxony-Anhalt557 MW+637
4Lower Saxony444 MW+505
5Saxony404 MW+2,789
6Brandenburg360 MW+2,607
7Schleswig-Holstein331 MW+491
8Baden-Württemberg162 MW+594
9Thuringia161 MW+85
10Rhineland-Palatinate126 MW+564
11Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania117 MW+739
12Hesse115 MW+91
13Saarland64 MW+36
14Bremen19 MW+65
15Hamburg8 MW+1
16Berlin3 MW+10

Largest storage in North Rhine-Westphalia

  1. Batteriespeicher Westfalen 3Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen · planned · 2028538 MW / 1,146 MWh
  2. Batteriespeicher Westfalen 1Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen · operating · 2024174.2 MW / 151 MWh

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