Building a Weird Battery to Hold on to Power

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Electricity isn't a substance. It's actually a movement, like, the energy of electrons. Electricity is one big stadium wave. So, our whole grid is designed to deliver that electricity just in time. We're talking about building a weird battery to hold on to power.

A mountain, a tower, a thermos full of molten salt: These are the batteries that could power our renewable future.

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