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Animats 2 hours ago

It seems to have worked, too.[1]

Batteries are the invisible change in the power business. They don't take up much land area. They're not visible to the public. Just being able to charge batteries during low power cost periods changes the whole economics of the industry.

Whether battery banks should be allowed to sell back to the grid is a tough question. Texas says no.[2] It's potentially "dispatchable" power, but only until the battery runs down.

[1] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-10-17/califor...

[2] https://www.ercot.com/mktrules/keypriorities/bes/ktc8