How storage is reshaping Italy’s energy system

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Italy is rapidly expanding its residential solar-plus-storage systems, with 80% of new photovoltaic installations including batteries. However, structural weaknesses in the commercial and industrial segments and slow regulatory development of flexibility markets remain challenges.

pv magazine has spoken with Federico Brucciani, secretary of Italian PV association Italia Solare, about the rapid expansion of residential solar-plus-storage in Italy, where 80% of new PV systems now include batteries. He also discussed the structural weaknesses of the C&I segment and the slow regulatory rollout of flexibility markets despite the country’s rapidly growing distributed storage base. The post How storage is reshaping Italy’s energy system appeared first on pv magazine Global.