Battery energy storage to the rescue

Bruce Daggy argues that grid-connected battery storage could resolve Maryland's electricity market challenges, including rising prices and surging demand.
Challenges for Maryland's electricity markets are many -- rising prices, surging demand, stalled projects -- but the answer is readily available in the form of grid-connected battery storage, writes Bruce Daggy, who said it works in other states and can work here.
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