Battery Seen as Way to Cut Power Losses in High Heat

Disruptions have plagued utilities for years: how do they keep extra electricity on hand and ready to keep the power on while air-conditioners strain utilities’ capacity?

If testing goes well, batteries from Eos Energy Storage hold the promise of providing storage that until now has been unaffordable on a large scale.

Eos projects that its cost will be $160 a kilowatt-hour, and that it would provide electricity cheaper than a new gas power plant built to help fulfill periods of high demand. Other battery technologies can range from $400 to $1,000 a kilowatt-hour.

Battery Seen as Way to Cut Power Losses in High Heat