Greentech Media reports research shows that batteries aren’t necessarily helping to decarbonize the grid. In many cases, according to a team from the Rochester Institute of Technology, batteries are making it more carbon intensive. The team found batteries installed on the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) grid led to a net increase in carbon emissions, by increasing coal consumption.
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