California and Texas have led the charge on America’s grid battery revolution. Now, a third state is racing to catch up: Arizona. The Grand Canyon State installed more battery capacity than every state besides Texas over the first half of 2026, per a Canary Media analysis of U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

It’s the continuation of a trend from last year, when Arizona also edged out California in both storage and utility-scale solar additions. In recent months, Arizona welcomed three new battery projects with 250 megawatts/​1 gigawatt-hour of storage each — Beehive, Catclaw, and Pediment — plus several smaller ones.

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