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States are counting on battery farms. Some towns don’t want them.

States Newsroom · November 11, 2026

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — In the race to meet the nation’s growing power demands, states and utilities are rapidly building new “battery farms” that can store energy for when customers need it most. But as the facilities grow, so too does community opposition. The systems store banks of batteries in buildings or shipping…

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States are counting on battery farms. Some towns don’t want them.

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