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Battery storage in Germany: 4,473 MW operating, 11,725 MW planned

Germany has 548 battery storage units from 1 MW with 4,473 MW and 7,685 MWh in operation. A further 697 projects with 11,725 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.

4,473 MW

operating

548

units operating

11,725 MW

planned

7,685 MWh

Capacity in operation

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Additions in operation by year (MW)

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15
125
16
88
17
155
18
78
19
100
20
55
21
495
22
178
23
522
24
838
25
1,819
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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 Germany

  1. GigaBattery Jänschwalde 2000Peitz, Brandenburg · planned · 20281,000 MW / 4,000 MWh
  2. GigaBattery Boxberg 1000Boxberg, Sachsen · planned · 20281,000 MW / 4,000 MWh
  3. GigaBattery Lippendorf 1000Neukieritzsch, Sachsen · planned · 20281,000 MW / 4,000 MWh
  4. GigaBattery Jänschwalde 1000Peitz, Brandenburg · planned · 20271,000 MW / 4,000 MWh
  5. Batteriespeicher Westfalen 3Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen · planned · 2028538 MW / 1,146 MWh
  6. GigaBattery Boxberg 400Boxberg, Sachsen · planned · 2027400 MW / 1,600 MWh
  7. ECO POWER THREEStaßfurt, Sachsen-Anhalt · planned · 2027300 MW / 600 MWh
  8. ECO POWER FOURWittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz · planned · 2028300 MW / 600 MWh
  9. ECO POWER SIXVillingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg · planned · 2029300 MW / 660 MWh
  10. BESS_SabelHohen Sprenz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · planned · 2027210 MW / 1,000 MWh
  11. Batteriespeicher Westfalen 1Hamm, Nordrhein-Westfalen · operating · 2024174.2 MW / 151 MWh
  12. BESS_BentwischBentwisch, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · planned · 2027150 MW / 300 MWh
  13. Kyon-56 Battery StorageHilgermissen, Niedersachsen · planned · 2027146.5 MW / 294 MWh
  14. Kyon-53 Battery StorageHorstedt, Schleswig-Holstein · planned · 2027146.5 MW / 294 MWh
  15. Stendal BESSStendal, Sachsen-Anhalt · operating · 2026104.5 MW / 209 MWh

Other states

BavariaNorth Rhine-WestphaliaSaxony-AnhaltLower SaxonySaxonyBrandenburgSchleswig-HolsteinBaden-WürttembergThuringiaRhineland-PalatinateMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaHesseSaarlandBremenHamburgBerlinAll statistics →

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