For cheaper power, Virginia’s local utilities build small grid batteries

Published on May 4, 2026

In the face of soaring energy demand and electric rates, battery developers across the U.S. are stepping in with massive, multihundred-megawatt systems that can cheaply dispatch power when it’s needed most. Virginia — the world’s data center capital — is starting to catch on to the big-battery trend. But a new…

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