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Onsite Batteries And Investigations. It is no surprise to me that data centers are bringing batteries for backup, for interconnection and for power quality to the inside of the fence at the data centers. Cells are simply too power hungry for typical instant backup. The interesting part of that is how it relates to local content, FEOC and the ongoing OICTS investigation about foreign influence into the grid and related parts. For solar that seems to be largely centered around inverters but for storage it likely impacts domestic sources of BMS and EMS software. This is often overlooked but more importantly the likelihood that cybersecurity is coming to this is largely ignored, for now, especially when storage goes behind the meter at data centers.
- PV-Magazine: How on-site batteries are fast-tracking data center grid connections
- Utility Dive: 13 DOE emergency orders have cost Americans $235M, Sierra Club says
- Axios: Higher energy prices might eat your tax refund, economists say
- Reuters: Brazil secures 19 gigawatts at power capacity auction to strengthen energy supply
- PV-Tech: Origis Energy begins operations at 210 MW Indiana PV project
- Energy Storage News: Over 17GWh of BESS deployed globally in February 2026
- Canary Media: Trump deal for a $33B gas megaplant in Ohio faces huge hurdles
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Best, Yann