Benchmark Announces Partnership with Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to Launch Market-Leading US Energy Storage Outlook.

04 February 2026

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the leading trade association for the US solar and storage industries. Commencing in Q1 2026, Benchmark and SEIA will jointly release a new quarterly publication: The US Energy Storage Market Outlook (ESMO).

The Energy Storage Market Outlook will combine Benchmark’s proprietary, grid and behind the meter data on US energy storage deployment, with SEIA’s industry-leading policy and market expertise. Together, the organisations will deliver in-depth analysis of current market conditions and forward-looking forecasts designed to support industry leaders, investors, manufacturers, utilities, and policymakers.

“The US energy storage market is entering a phase where scale, policy and capital deployment are converging,” said Andrew Miller, CEO of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. “Through this partnership with SEIA, we are combining robust, bottom-up data with policy and market expertise to deliver a clear and credible view of how energy storage and its supply chain are evolving in the US. The US Energy Storage Market Outlook will give industry leaders and policymakers the transparency they need to make informed decisions as storage becomes a core pillar of the US power system.”

“Energy storage is a critical part of how we meet skyrocketing demand in this country. In state after state, we’ve watched how solar and energy storage together have kept the lights on and kept energy prices down during natural disasters and spikes in demand,” said Darren Van't Hof, Interim President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. “Investors recognise that energy storage is no longer an add-on to solar, but rather a central technology for America’s energy future. SEIA already offers unmatched advocacy for the energy storage sector, and this new partnership with Benchmark will arm industry leaders with the insights and analysis they need to invest in more energy storage.”

The US Energy Storage Market Outlook (ESMO) will be available from the end of February 2026. For more information on the product click here