Similarly, the market for residential storage is poised to take off with the introduction of systems from major brands such as Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, SolarCity and Panasonic.

But where does that leave the commercial and industrial (C&I) market? According to several research firms, it’s the next hot bed for storage growth.

The US market for C&I energy storage deployment is expected to grow from 6MW in 2014 to 200MW by 2019, says GTM Research.

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