This summer, industrial scale batteries have helped boost the energy supply during critical evening hours. Battery storage represents a small fraction of Texas’ energy mix now, but it’s expected to rise sharply in coming years.
Researchers report that isolated grids that produce their own power could support communities when the electricity goes out. But that reliability comes at a cost.
The Oneida Energy Storage Project, co-owned by Six Nations of the Grand River, could make renewables more reliable and advance reconciliation. But Ontario is still ramping up natural gas production, just in case.
