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Batteries Now Cheaper Than Gas Turbines for Data Centres
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Four-hour battery storage is now cheaper than open-cycle natural gas turbines in all 43 markets surveyed by Wood Mackenzie, a new report finds. AI-driven data centre demand has pushed gas turbine prices and waitlists higher, while battery costs keep falling. Solar remains the cheapest new power overall. Analysts say the shift will widen through the 2030s as peaking gas plants lose their cost edge worldwide.
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