Following a public consultation launched in July 2024, the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment has finalized its energy storage subsidy program which aims to support the deployment of more than 5 GWh of energy storage in the country.
[pdf] On May 14, 2024, the Biden administration announced new tariffs after a two-year review of Section 301, hiking levies on a backset of Chinese imports, including solar cells and modules, lithium-ion EV batteries, lithium-ion non-EV batteries, battery parts and components, etc.
[pdf] Under this new law, homeowners who purchase their systems with cash or a loan will no longer be eligible for the 30% federal tax credit after December 31, 2025. Previously, this solar tax credit was available through 2034.
[pdf] Bloemfontein’s revised building codes now mandate 15kWh storage capacity per 100m² of commercial space. For homeowners, feed-in tariffs jump from R1.02/kWh to R1.89/kWh if they install certified storage systems.
[pdf] The new policy focuses on three pillars: Grid Stabilization: Deploying lithium-ion batteries at 15 key substations to reduce blackouts. Solar+Storage Mandate: Requiring new commercial buildings to install PV panels with 8-hour storage capacity.
[pdf] All residential storage systems over 3 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in size are eligible for the 30% tax credit when purchased and installed by the end of this year. For a typical home energy storage system, the ITC can reduce the cost of your system by $3,000 to $5,000.
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