SEIA, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence announce energy storage research partnership
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced an energy storage research partnership with international research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence to grow and advance the ESS sector.
The partnership is already underway, having started in the first quarter of 2026. Now, the two companies will release a new market report for energy storage every quarter, known as the Energy Storage Market Outlook (EMSO). The EMSO will be a complementary piece of SEIA’s research reports, which also includes the Solar Market Insight Report.
The ESMO will draw on numbers from behind the meter, as well as grid data and Benchmark’s proprietary data on the U.S. storage landscape. The company currently holds data on BESS systems, as well as other battery cells, supply chain figures, raw materials, and other aspects of the industry.
Combining that with SEIA’s industrial expertise, the report will “provide a detailed analysis of the state of the U.S. energy storage market and forecasts to inform industry leaders, investors, manufacturers, and policymakers.”
Advancing a global mission
Darren Van’t Hof, the interim president and CEO of SEIA, says his company “already offers unmatched advocacy” for storage and solar. The partnership with Benchmark will continue that mission of giving industry leaders everything they need to invest in further storage and battery solutions, he says.
“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,” Van’t Hof says. “Investors recognize that energy storage is no longer an add on to solar, but rather a central technology for America’s energy future.”
Benchmark’s global research efforts have won awards, SEIA says. The company’s research officials have testified in front of the United States Senate, as well as legislative bodies of the United Kingdom and Canada.
Andrew Miller, the firm’s CEO, says the partnership comes at a time where the American energy storage market is “entering a phase where scale, policy and capital deployment are converging.”
“Through this partnership with SEIA we are combining robust, bottom-up data with policy and market expertise to deliver a clear, credible view of how energy storage and its supply chain is evolving in the US,” Miller says. “The Energy Storage Market Outlook will give industry leader and policymakers the transparency they need to make informed decisions as storage becomes a core pillar of the US power system.”
