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Global Battery Storage Failure Rate Dropped 98% Between 2018 and 2025: Report

Energy storage incidents fell to 24 in 2025 despite capacity rising to 634 GWh

October 30, 2026

/ Parth Shukla
/ Energy Storage, Market & Policy
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The annual failure rate of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) declined by 98% globally from 2018 to 2025,  according to a report by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The annual failure rate was calculated by analyzing incidents per GWh deployed globally.

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