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How smaller, distributed batteries could help the grid
MIT Technology ReviewThursday, October 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
RedScroll Brief
If you want to install a big battery in New York City, you have to cut through a notoriously tough tangle of regulations. That’s made it difficult to get large energy storage projects on the grid.
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- Technology
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- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. If you want to install a big battery in New York City, you have to cut through a notoriously tough tangle of regulations. That’s made it difficult to get large energy storage projects on the grid. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Technology.
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If you want to install a big battery in New York City, you have to cut through a notoriously tough tangle of regulations. That’s made it difficult to get large energy storage projects on the grid.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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MIT Technology Review published: How smaller, distributed batteries could help the grid
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Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Technology.
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