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Redwood Materials built record grid storage project using old EV batteries

The EV battery recycler determined it could make good money by repurposing old battery packs for the grid, and found an eager data center customer.

By Julian Spector .

2 July 2025

Redwood Materials is powering a data center outside Reno, Nevada, with a large solar array and over 700 used EV batteries, pictured above. (Courtesy of Redwood Materials)

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Chart: Which states rank highest for utility-scale solar?

Nevada, California, and Utah have the largest share of solar on their electric grids.

By Carrie Klein . 1 November 2024
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Billions in US funding boosts lithium mining, stressing water supplies

The energy transition is driving demand for batteries; funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and other federal programs is helping to fill it.

By Elyse Hauser . 18 July 2024
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Electric vehicles a boon for Nevada’s economy, workers and environment, say groups

Nevada is leading most states in new electric vehicle and battery manufacturing investments, and advocates want to highlight their benefits.

By Jeniffer Solis . 28 June 2024
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Fight over natural gas ban roils Nevada

A fight over the future of natural gas is simmering in Nevada, highlighting questions about equity and energy costs that could cloud efforts to decarbonize the buildings sector.

By Miranda Willson . 24 March 2021

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