Hyperscaling hybrid plants in Italy

Regulatory changes, growing electricity demand, and technical innovation all point to growth for colocating solar with energy storage in Italy. Leading industry experts say solar, energy storage and other technologies will no longer be designed as isolated assets in Italy, but as integrated systems, as pv magazine Italia’s Sergio Matalucci reports.

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Sergio Matalucci

26 Mar 2026

Italian regulations allow for solar and wind colocation, and local industry experts say pairing with energy storage “always has benefits.” | Image: Vattenfall

The advantages of pairing a well-sized storage system with PV will soon be impossible to ignore in Italy. Changes to how solar and energy storage are deployed are being driven by a confluence of factors, including Italy’s Consolidated Law on Renewable Energy Sources and other regulations, new rules for day-ahead electricity trading, technical innovation, and …

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