Price arbitrage is an increasingly popular use case for utilities adding energy storage resources, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Monday. In 2024, two-thirds of all utility-scale battery capacity had arbitrage among its uses, and 41% of the total capacity was primarily used for arbitrage. Dive Insight:The Troutman Pepper Locke report does not make specific predictions about the energy storage market, but paints a narrative of optimism across the sector. While energy storage fared better in OBBBA than wind and solar incentives did, there are still challenges, the Troutman Pepper Locke report warned. OBBBA’s impact on energy storage “is less severe than some feared,” John Leonti, partner and chair of the energy department at Troutman Pepper Locke, said in a statement.