Gift link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-15/us-batter...

Takeaways:

* Demand for batteries has skyrocketed as electricity use across the US swells, driven by data centers’ booming energy needs and increasing electrification.

* It’s getting harder to get batteries connected to power grids due to upgrades needed to plug them in, straining supplies of transformers, circuit breakers and other equipment.

* Nationwide, some energy storage projects are in line to get grid connections, but delays are increasing, with the median waiting time up from a year and a half in 2015 to five years in 2025.