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by bradknowles 1016 days ago
And batteries impact both of those markets.

For EVs, it's obvious.

For power generation, battery technology lets us shift from coal and gas powered plants to more solar, wind, geothermal, etc... and then store that energy for when it is useful at a time when the supply from the primary energy source may not be producing but the demand is still there.

Batteries can help make fundamental changes in both of those key pieces of the economy.