US home battery installations hit record high on rising electricity costs

Earlier today, Ars Technica reported that Americans installed a record number of home batteries in the first half of twenty twenty-six, driven by surging electricity costs. The surge could reshape how power grids operate, offering new storage capacity and greater flexibility. The trend has implications for energy-intensive AI data centers too, which may benefit from distributed storage as they scale.

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