Poland Energy Storage to be Installed in Homes En masse

Every Pole who has photovoltaics on his or her roof will strive to install energy storage - just to reduce the number of micro-installation shutdowns and increase self-consumption of energy (instead of selling it). There are already over 1 million micro-PV installations connected to the grid installed on individual houses roofs.

In the energy crisis, more and more people and companies have not only started generating electricity on their own, but also want to store it. The year 2024 will likely be a record year in terms of the number of investments in energy storage facilities.

In Poland, the industrial and large-scale battery energy storage sector is only in its infancy. However, commercial backyard energy storage, complemented by prosumer photovoltaic installations, is growing rapidly, particularly due to falling prices over the past few years and increases in efficiency.

The development of the energy storage market is beginning to accelerate in Poland. The revival can be seen, among others, in the segment of prosumers, who can count on subsidies under the My Current program, and for them, storage facilities are a complement to backyard PV, allowing them to increase their self-consumption and lower their energy bills. There are already more than 1.24 million prosumer PV installations in Poland, so this segment has huge growth prospects ahead. Total number of micro PV installations connected to the grid installed on individual houses roofs is 1,210,299.

Backyard energy storage facilities maximize energy self-consumption - they allow energy produced during the peak of a PV plant’s operation, when the sun is shining, to be stored and then used during periods of reduced production. They also provide a guarantee that the PV installation will not be shut down during the period of peak efficiency. That’s why they are gradually gaining more and more interest from individual investors, which - in addition to the subsidies in the My Current program - is also supported by rising electricity prices and the entry into force of a new prosumer billing system, the so-called net-billing.

According to data from the Polish Chamber of Energy Storage, by the end of 2022 there were about 7,000 backyard energy storage facilities in Poland with a total capacity of 27.5 MW and a capacity of 55 MWh. About 2,000 such devices have been installed since 2021, when government subsidies for their purchase were introduced. According to a survey conducted by Enerad.co.uk, more than 58 percent of the prosumers planned to invest in an energy storage unit with a capacity ranging from 2 kWh to 10 kWh in the coming years.

In Poland, there are already several large companies that offer energy storage technology and there could be ample space for U.S. companies to enter this market segment.
 

For more information, please contact CS Poland at office.warsaw@trade.gov.