According to data from the Italian ANIE Rinnovabili Association, the Italian market saw an installed capacity of 1121 MW/2032 MWh in distributed energy storage in 2022. There were 150,000 new installations with over 99% of them being Home-ESS (home energy storage systems).
Several Sets of Statistical Data:
- As of the end of 2022, the cumulative installed capacity in the Italian market reached 1530 MW/2752 MWh.
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- In 2021, an average of 3,000 installations per month were observed, while in 2022, the monthly average increased to 13,000 installations (+333%). In the fourth quarter of 2022, the average monthly installations reached 21,000.
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- Ninety-nine percent of the installed capacity consists of lithium battery energy storage systems.
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- Ninety-two percent of the energy storage systems have a capacity of less than 20 kWh. Among them 35% are in the 5 kWh-10 kWh range and 33% are in the 10 kWh-15 kWh range.
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- Eighty-five percent of the new installations use DC-coupled direct current (DC) coupling systems, with 99.6% being HOME-ESS (home energy storage systems).
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- The predominant configuration for solar and storage systems is those with a capacity of less than 10 kW.
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- The regions with the highest installations are primarily Lombardy and Veneto in Italy.
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Market Analysis
With the conclusion of subsidies and credit transfer policies, it is anticipated that the HOME-ESS market in Italy will experience a slowing trend in 2023. The report succinctly explains this in a nutshell:
“If originally the 2023 forecasts for this market segment were positive, with the credit transfer freeze established by Decree Law no. 11 of February 16, 2023, they need to be revised significantly downward. The perspective is a 2023 in which the benefits of investments already underway before the decree comes into effect will be reaped, provided the possibility of transferring credit to financial institutions is unblocked for them. Meanwhile, there will be a halt in new investments as citizens and businesses adapt to the new regulatory landscape. A substantial slowdown in this market segment is certainly expected”.
