Rank 1: Moss Landing Energy Storage. The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility is located in California, USA. With a capacity of 3,000 MWh and 750 MW power, it is the largest active battery storage system in the world to date. The facility uses lithium-ion batteries to store the "excess" from solar and wind power plants. The nearby gas power plant and one of the storage facilities are operated by Vistra Corp from Irving (Texas).Vistra Corp
Rank 2: Crimson Energy Storage. Crimson Energy Storage in Riverside County, California, is the second-largest battery storage system in the world with 350 MW/1,400 MWh capacity. It stores electricity from renewables and stabilizes the power grid. It also supplies around 47,000 households and saves 275,000 tons of CO₂ annually. The project was commissioned in 2022, operated by Canadian Solar and Axium Infrastructure.Recurrent Energy
Rank 3: Manatee Energy Storage Center. The Manatee Energy Storage Center is located in Florida (USA). It offers 900 MWh storage capacity at 409 MW power and is currently the third-largest battery storage project worldwide. It is operated by Florida Power and Light. 132 containers with a total of 53,144 battery modules are in service here.Florida Power and Light
Rank 4: Luneng Haixi Energy Storage.
The (still) largest battery storage system in China relies on batteries from CATL. It offers 200 MW power and 800 MWh capacity. The facility started in 2019 with 50 MW power at the time and has been continuously expanded since then.CATL
Rank 5: Resiliency Energy Storage. The battery storage system offers a capacity of 800 MWh and 200 MW power. It is located in Mission (Texas) and is intended to support the grid there to prevent blackouts like those that occurred in winter 2021 due to extreme winter storms. The operator is the company Eolian.Vistra
Rank 6: Victorian Big Battery. The Victorian Big Battery is located in the state of Victoria (Australia). With a capacity of 450 MWh and 300 MW power, the facility ranks sixth among the largest battery storage systems in the world. It is located at the Moorabool Terminal Station near Geelong and can supply one million households in Victoria with electricity for 30 minutes during a blackout. The operator Neoen relies on batteries from Tesla.Victoria State Government
Rank 7: Kapolei Energy Storage.
At the beginning of 2024, this battery storage system went online in Hawaiian Oahu. The Kapolei storage has 565 MWh capacity and 185 MW power. For this, 158 Tesla Megapack 2 XL lithium iron phosphate batteries are available. The operator of the facility is Plus Power.Plus Power
Rank 8: Gateway Energy Storage. With a power of 250 MW and 250 MWh, the Gateway Energy Storage in Otay Mesa (San Diego County, USA) is one of the largest battery storage systems. The operator is LS Power, which relies on battery technology from LG. An expansion to 500 MW and 500 MWh is planned.JRMA
Rank 9: Saticoy Energy Storage. The Saticoy Energy Storage is located in California and is equipped with a capacity of 400 MWh and 100 MW power. The project is part of California's ambitious decarbonization plans and offers a green alternative for balancing electricity in the state. Each of the Tesla Mega Packs used stores 3 MWh of electricity, with a total of 142 Tesla Megapacks in service at the facility. The operator is Arevon Asset Management.Arevon Asset Management
Rank 10: Hornsdale Power Reserve. Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia is also known as Tesla Big Battery. The battery storage system offers 193.5 MWh capacity and 150 MW power. The project was one of the first large battery systems in the world (commissioned in 2017) and has been stabilizing the South Australian power grid ever since. In 2020, it was expanded to its current capacity and power. The owner and operator is the company Neoen.Hornsdale Power Reserve
