October 18, 2021
Used EV batteries are storing solar power at grid scale — and making money at it
In a parched corner of the Mojave Desert, car batteries are at the center of a revolution.
Instead of fading into obsolescence when they retire from propelling zero-emission Nissan Leafs, these battery packs now work together to store California solar power and discharge it in the evening when the grid needs it most.
That’s something that energy futurists talk about as a potential breakthrough, something the state of California disburses millions of dollars to research and demonstrate. But B2U Storage Solutions, the developer and owner of the Lancaster project, has been doing it for over a year, and making money at it, too
