Poland Pledges $258 Million to Expand Home Battery Storage

Poland’s government has announced a one-billion-zloty (roughly $258 million) subsidy scheme for residential energy storage, covering both electrical batteries and thermal systems. The announcement follows a sharp rise in adoption: since early 2024, the country’s installed base of home batteries has grown from 10,000 to 150,000 units, and the programme aims to push that figure to 200,000 within the coming year.

According to the country’s Ministry of Climate and Environment, the initiative is designed to raise self-consumption from rooftop solar installations and to keep homes powered during grid outages. Eligibility is limited to owners of private solar or other small renewable plants that are connected to the national grid.

Technical requirements set a minimum battery capacity of 10 kWh — at least 2 kWh for every kilowatt of installed generation. Each system must also include an energy management unit and be capable of functioning as a backup power source when the grid goes down.

The subsidy covers up to 30 percent of equipment and installation costs, capped at $4,900 per property. Additional bonuses are available for purchasers who opt for European-made components. Applications open on 20 October and the programme runs until 1 October 2027, or until the budget is exhausted.

Officials have placed particular emphasis on backup operation: supported systems must guarantee household power during network failures, delivering both high self-consumption rates and greater energy security for private homes.

Source: PV Magazine