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Grid storage is making a comeback: 1.16 GW of battery storage and another 845 MW of high ...
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Spain's grid operator Red Eléctrica published 50 applications for 2,021.5 MW of grid access: 1,161.5 MW in battery storage (57.5% of capacity) and 845 MW from six large industrial consumers, with Andalusia accounting for over half the total demand. The applications signal unprecedented appetite for grid-connected storage and high-power industrial capacity, though approval depends on technical feasibility and competitive procedures.
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If you build energy storage or sell to data centres and heavy industry in Spain, you're now competing for grid connection slots in a queue of 50 projects—and Red Eléctrica just signalled where the system has room. The real constraint is no longer capital; it's grid access at specific nodes, and Andalusia is where the competition will be fiercest.
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