Battery Storage Now Cheaper Than Gas Turbines for Data Centers
Global installation costs for four-hour battery storage have fallen below those of natural gas turbines, driven by the expanding data center boom.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 8 Oct 2026. Hacker News published first, on 8 October at 16:03 UTC; TechCrunch followed 26h 54m later. The most recent article, from TechCrunch, appeared on 9 October at 18:57 UTC.
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