The Northeast just faced record heat. Batteries could’ve helped.

Published on June 27, 2025

This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Record-breaking heat swept across the eastern U.S. this week — and with millions of air conditioners whirring, power demand came close to breaking records too. The ISO New England grid region, which…

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