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The US power grid has added over 20 gigawatts of battery storage since 2020 | It's the power equivalent of what 20 nuclear reactors can produce
There has been an extraordinary increase in battery storage installations in the US over the past several years, a trend that's transforming the nation's power grid. Altogether,...
Altogether, the US has added over 20 gigawatts of battery storage capacity to its electric grid since 2020, according to recent data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Both states have recently hit all-time highs in battery-discharged grid power by using large-scale batteries to manage their investments in solar and wind energy. Proponents say that expedited approvals would accelerate clean energy deployment, while numerous environmental organizations argue that relaxing regulations could inadvertently benefit fossil fuel industries.
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