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Virginia public power providers embrace megawatt-scale, distribution-connected batteries

Deploying multiple small batteries — in this case, five projects of 5 MW each — is faster and cheaper than transmission-connected projects and provides many of the benefits of a virtual power plant, the developer to…

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Deploying multiple small batteries — in this case, five projects of 5 MW each — is faster and cheaper than transmission-connected projects and provides many of the benefits of a virtual power plant, the developer told Utility Dive.

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