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US storage goes mega-scale

In the midst of a still-surging Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. energy storage market is booming, driven by utility procurement of increasingly large projects well beyond the 100 MW mark. The industry is clearly focused, and seemingly unified, on the need for wide and rapid deployment. But a key question for the U.S. market is whether policy, regulation, and the supply chain can keep up.
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Right now, utility-scale energy storage in the United States is all about size. Which project has the most megawatts, or the longest duration already online or in the pipeline? Which state has set the largest, most ambitious storage procurement targets for itself and its utilities?Reflecting the rapid expansion of the market, the answers to all …

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