How many battery storage projects are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 40 operating utility-scale battery storage projects with 0.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest battery storage project in North Carolina?

Knightdale Battery in Wake County, North Carolina is the largest, at 100 MW. It came online in 2025.

How many battery storage projects were built in North Carolina in 2025?

2 battery storage projects came online in North Carolina in 2025, with 150 MW of capacity.

Who is developing battery storage projects in North Carolina?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Battery storage projects in North Carolina

North Carolina has 40 operating battery storage projects with 0.4 GW of capacity. 2 came online in 2025.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

North Carolina had 1 battery storage projects online in 2017 and 40 in 2026

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Battery storage projects online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest battery storage projects in North Carolina

Operating, by capacity

#	Battery storage project	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Knightdale Battery	Wake County	2025	100 MW
2	Allen 1 Battery Energy Storage System	Gaston County	2025	50 MW
3	Craggy Energy Storage	Buncombe County	2026	31 MW
4	Elm City BESS	Wilson County	2026	20 MW
5	Asheville BESS	Buncombe County	2026	17 MW
6	McLauchin	Hoke County	2024	15 MW
7	Warsaw 2 Energy Storage	Duplin County	2026	11 MW
8	Grissom Solar, LLC	Halifax County	2021	10 MW
9	Archie Horne	Onslow County	2024	10 MW
10	Butler	Cumberland County	2024	10 MW

Battery storage projects that came online most recently in North Carolina

Newest first

#	Battery storage project	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Craggy Energy Storage	Buncombe County	2026	31 MW
2	Elm City BESS	Wilson County	2026	20 MW
3	Asheville BESS	Buncombe County	2026	17 MW
4	Warsaw 2 Energy Storage	Duplin County	2026	11 MW
5	Frieden	Guilford County	2026	4 MW
6	Knightdale Battery	Wake County	2025	100 MW
7	Allen 1 Battery Energy Storage System	Gaston County	2025	50 MW
8	McLauchin	Hoke County	2024	15 MW
9	Archie Horne	Onslow County	2024	10 MW
10	Butler	Cumberland County	2024	10 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks battery storage projects

Operating battery storage projects come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about battery storage projects in North Carolina

How many battery storage projects are in North Carolina?: North Carolina has 40 operating utility-scale battery storage projects with 0.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest battery storage project in North Carolina?: Knightdale Battery in Wake County, North Carolina is the largest, at 100 MW. It came online in 2025.
How many battery storage projects were built in North Carolina in 2025?: 2 battery storage projects came online in North Carolina in 2025, with 150 MW of capacity.
Who is developing battery storage projects in North Carolina?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.