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Lithium is one of the hot commodities of the 21st century: needed for electric vehicles, semiconductors needed for AI, and grid-scale batteries. While the U.S. was once a pioneer in lithium production, it's fallen off — with others, including China, taking the reins. On our third and final episode of our grid battery series, we look at the race to produce the key ingredient in most of these batteries.Related…

The cost of the battery — which can store electricity for 25 times longer than conventional grid batteries — wasn't disclosed to the public.

The South Korean company will build nearly 280 gigawatt-hours' worth of factory capacity across America to meet growing demand for grid storage and EV batteries.

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Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That's about to get much harder.

The 2025 edition will be published in January. Here's what won't be on it.

US solar power has more than doubled since the last eclipse. What will happen during this one?

The project could guide future gigawatt-storage recycling efforts

This summer, batteries bolstered the heat-battered grids of Texas and California, underscoring the tech's value as a low-carbon way to keep the lights on.

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New law that pushes utilities to adopt 100 % carbon free electricity by 2040 will cut greenhouse gas emissions and lead to huge renewable power buildout.

The utility will invest heavily in wind and solar power.

Utility-scale solar plants are planned, but with inflation and a tariff dispute, companies are having a hard time moving forward with them.

Do we have batteries that are advanced enough to store renewable energy? Yes, yes we do.

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don't have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy

Cheaper batteries made from widely-available materials could help the grid transition more quickly towards renewables.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will split between the project in Becker and one in Colorado, which are Xcel's largest markets.

Beyond lithium: Report weighs strengths, weaknesses of alternative battery types

Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity. It's a step toward batteries that can be used for seasonal storage: saving renewable energy in one season, such as the spring, and spending it in another, like autumn.