Where could millions of EV batteries retire? Solar farms.

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By Gabriela Aoun AngueiraNov 16, 2023, 4:33 pm259 pts
On a 20-acre parcel outside the tiny Southern California town of New Cuyama, a 1.5 megawatt solar farm uses the sun’s rays to slowly charge nearly 600 batteries in nearby cabinets. At night, when energy demand rises, that electricity is sent to the grid to power homes with clean energy. To make renewable…

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