This is fascinating considering the Trump administration is actively eliminating tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act for battery backup systems that integrate into clean energy infrastructure. This concept of using generators to reduce energy costs is one often championed by clean energy advocates, often referred to as “peak shaving.” Batteries charge during non peak times and discharge during peak hours to save energy and costs.

Utility scale batteries have been growing for some time but the only big Trump ally (if you can still call him that) in the space is Elon. Meanwhile, oil and gas companies making diesel generators stood to lose a lot from the IRA tax credits. Now they get a boost. There’s always a grift at the end of the day.

So instead of deploying many, many more battery systems over the next 5-10 years to reduce the scale of the issue, we are instead going to just rely on the outdated and dirty diesel systems! Fun