As of recent data leading into 2025, some states have indeed exceeded or are on track to exceed their energy storage procurement targets:
- California was a pioneer by requiring investor-owned utilities to procure 1,325 MW of energy storage by 2020, later expanding this goal to 1,825 MW including distributed storage. Given California’s large share of new storage additions (5.2 GW expected in 2024) and its leading role in energy storage deployment, it has effectively surpassed its original targets.
- Texas, while not having a formal state-wide procurement target like California, has set records for solar plus battery energy storage system (BESS) additions, contributing 6.4 GW of new storage expected in 2024, indicating that it is effectively surpassing many earlier expectations for storage capacity growth on its grid.
- Other states with formal targets such as Oregon, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, Connecticut, Maine, Illinois, and New York have set ambitious goals ranging from several hundred MW to multiple GW by 2025 or 2030. While specific data on whether these states have exceeded their targets by early 2025 is less detailed, the aggressive deployment in major storage states like California and Texas suggests that some states are outpacing initial targets.
In summary, California has clearly exceeded its initial energy storage procurement targets, and Texas has demonstrated record storage growth suggesting it is outpacing earlier benchmarks. Other states continue to progress toward their targets with significant deployments underway but specific overachievement confirmations are less documented as of early 2025.
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