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The BrightVolt Take: The Grid Doesn’t Need Spinning Steel

The BrightVolt Take: The Grid Doesn’t Need Spinning Steel

Aug 20, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids

Grid-forming batteries can now do the one job the power system long insisted only spinning steel could: hold the grid’s frequency steady when a big generator trips or the wind drops. Germany started paying for it in January. China switched on four gigawatt-hours...