Switzerland sees battery boom as homes and firms store more solar power

A rapid but mostly invisible energy transformation is taking place in Switzerland: households and businesses are installing batteries at record pace, rising roughly 400% over the past four years. The trend shows no signs of slowing. According to Swissolar, the solar industry association, battery deployment is accelerating sharply. Its Battery Monitor Switzerland 2026 is the first comprehensive study to quantify how many storage units are now in use across the country. In Switzerland, growth in so-called...