Over 20 GWh of planned energy storage cell capacity for 2028 have been cancelled so far this year, according to the Q2 2025 reports on energy storage supply, technology, policy and pricing from consultancy Clean Energy Associates (CEA). Q2 reports from Clean Energy Associates highlight that while many American ESS manufacturing projects are getting cancelled or delayed, the appetite for domestic manufacturing is growing as costs fall. Trump administration's priorities. For other firms, tariffs, technological hurdles, and a lack of demand are preventing projects from moving forward. 6 GWh factory from KORE Power in Arizona and a 10. Several projects. Imagine building a 100-megawatt energy storage power station for three years, only to slam the brakes last minute. That's exactly what happened in Hunan Province's salt cavern compressed air storage project – a sobering reminder that even promising renewable energy solutions face real-world.
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