As US grid batteries surge, risk of fires plummets

Published on October 23, 2026

See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Battery fires are like shark attacks: frightening events that loom cinematically large in the American psyche and almost never actually happen. As  batteries have become America’s top choice for new on-demand grid power, community concern about their fire…

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Google Signs Deal to Build 1GW Virtual Power Plant Aggregating Energy from Homes, Businesses

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