Webinar: Battery Storage Trends in Data Centers and Commercial & Industrial Applications
Presenter: Conrad Nichols, Principal Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
Date: Tuesday 17 February 2026
Commercial and industrial (C&I) BESS markets are typically under-reported and under-appreciated due to the scale of grid-scale battery storage deployments which dominate headlines. However, the importance of behind-the-meter (BTM) battery storage installations should not be underestimated, given the value that these technologies can provide to customers.
IDTechEx's new report "Battery Storage for Data Centers, Commercial & Industrial Applications 2026-2036: Market, Forecasts, Players, Technology" forecasts the global commercial and industrial battery energy storage system (BESS) market to reach US$21B in value by 2036.
This webinar from IDTechEx will provide insights into battery technology trends for data centers over the coming years, as well as introducing both the emerging markets for smaller battery storage players to potentially disrupt and these applications' global demand evolution by region over time. This includes 5G and 6G infrastructure, fast EV charging, supporting electrification of construction, agriculture, and mining (CAM) machines, and other miscellaneous applications.
The webinar will cover:
• Introduction to C&I BESS markets and an overview of BESS markets
• Applications for data centers, telecoms, fast EV charging, supporting construction, agriculture, and mining, and more.
• Battery technology trends for data centers including covering critical loads, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and volatile AI loads
• Key battery storage technology considerations and emerging trends
• Introduction to C&I battery storage technology benchmarking
• C&I BESS market overview, including example projects, key market developments and the global evolution of C&I BESS demand by region
• IDTechEx outlook on the global commercial & industrial BESS market
Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.
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