Nation's largest urban battery to take center stage near San Francisco

Published on April 3, 2026

The Cow Palace arena, just south of San Francisco, has hosted Dwight Eisenhower , the Beatles , the San Jose Sharks NHL team, and an annual rodeo since it opened in 1941. But an even bigger act is setting up next door: an enormous battery that will perform a starring role in the Bay Area’s energy ecosystem. …

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