Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers

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Battery storage is now cheaper than a type of natural gas power plant favored by many data center developers, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. On every continent and in each of the 43 markets that Wood Mackenzie surveyed, four-hour duration batteries were less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines. Both backlogs have been spiking prices for all new natural gas power plants.

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