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Austria just approved 7,700 battery storage projects in one funding round

Demand for solar-plus-storage was so strong that Austria quadrupled its funding round budget to €48.76 million, approving all 9,327 applications. The projects will add over 200 MWh of battery storage, mostly in Lower and Upper Austria. Households are voting for the energy transition with their rooftops.

The upbeat factorThe energy transition, one rooftop at a time.
✓ Verified · Energy Storage News · 2026-06-15 · Austria
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