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US adds record 20.2 GWh of battery storage in three months
Original: The US added a record 20.2 GWh of battery storage in just 3 months
The United States installed a record 20.2 gigawatt-hours of battery storage capacity in a single quarter, according to an Electrek report. The pace marks a new high for grid-scale energy storage deployment and underscores the rapid buildout of batteries to back up growing solar and wind capacity and stabilize the power grid. Readers are discussing whether this buildout can continue and what it means for renewables' reliability.
Why now: A record quarterly jump in battery storage signals accelerating grid decarbonization, which interests clean-energy and energy-policy observers.
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