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The US built more grid batteries last quarter than ever before

Grid batteries — which sop up power when it's abundant and discharge that energy when it's needed — have been ascendant for a decade, as the price of the underlying lithium-ion cells fell precipitously.

The US built more grid batteries last quarter than ever before

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Grid batteries — which sop up power when it's abundant and discharge that energy when it's needed — have been ascendant for a decade, as the price of the underlying lithium-ion cells fell precipitously.

There's never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S.

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Grid batteries — which sop up power when it's abundant and discharge that energy when it's needed — have been ascendant for a decade, as the price of the underlying lithium-ion cells fell precipitously. There's never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S.

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There's never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S.

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