Solar energy output is inconsistent, sometimes too little meet demand and other times so much that some of it goes to waste. Batteries can help smooth things out.
PORTLAND, Oregon — Oregon has one of the greenest power grids in the United States, but solar and wind energy production are weather-dependent and don’t always line up with the periods of highest demand, so the abundance of clean energy tends to create a strong consumer appetite for new energy storage technologies to smooth things out.
Tualatin-based Meter is tapping into that need, aiming to hire 500 people for the manufacture and maintenance of backpack-sized batteries that can
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