SEIA has outlined solar storage role in US energy priorities

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a US-based solar industry trade body, has examined PV and storage within national energy priorities. According to SEIA, US electricity prices increased 6.9% in 2025, exceeding the broader inflation rate recorded during the same year. Rising electricity demand has been linked to expanding AI infrastructure, electrification, and advanced manufacturing activities across the US power system. SEIA reported that PV and storage accounted for 84% of new power capacity additions in the US in 2025. Energy storage deployment also expanded significantly, as the US installed 58 GWh of new storage capacity in 2025, nearly four times installations recorded three years earlier. The report also stated that domestic manufacturing activity expanded during 2025, including 15.1 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity. According to the same analysis, domestic inverter manufacturing grew 50%, while more than 21 GWh of battery cell production capacity was added.