The Issue Utility-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS), together with wind and solar power, are increasingly promoted as the solution to enabling a “clean” energy future.1 Advocates argue that batteries can store surplus power from wind and solar generation and discharge it when needed.2 As a result, governments, utilities, and investors have directed billions … Continue reading The Battery Storage Delusion: Utility-Scale Batteries Are No Silver Bullet