Ford has officially entered the grid-scale battery game. (Solar Power World)
Start your engines: In late 2025, the automaker announced plans to break into the ballooning BESS market by revamping a Kentucky manufacturing facility. Now, the newly unveiled Ford Energy is putting the pedal to the metal.
Ford Energy will sell BESS (made fully in-house) to US utilities, data centers, and large industrial and commercial customers. The company plans to roll out >20 GWh per year, and the first customer deliveries are slated for late 2027.
While we’re here: In 2025, global energy storage additions rose 48% to 112 GW (the first year to pass the 100-GW mark). China remains the undisputed heavyweight with a 54% market share, followed by the US at 16%