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Phoebe Skok editor

Phoebe Skok

Phoebe is a freelance journalist and science writer whose expertise lies in emerging technologies, energy policy, and details of the energy transition.

Articles written by Phoebe Skok

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Pacific Northwest data center opts for BESS to jump the interconnection queue Calibrant Energy will install the system next year at Aligned Data Centers’ Pacific Northwest (PNW) site in what the companies call the nation’s first battery built to help data centers speed up interconnection.
Phoebe Skok
Oct 23, 2025
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Why energy storage is increasingly dictating data center site selection   Regulatory pressure, not technology limits, is driving the next wave of storage deployment across US data center hubs.
Phoebe Skok
Oct 20, 2025
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Why Big Tech could outpace utilities in deploying multi-day storage With hyperscalers searching for clean, round-the-clock power, developers see a new market for battery systems that can run for 100 hours or more.
Phoebe Skok
Oct 10, 2025
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Storage is the winner in the post-OBBBA energy space, report says A new report highlights tariff volatility and foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions as key risks for storage, even as batteries emerge relatively unscathed from the American budget bill.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 29, 2025
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Telemetry could impact ERCOT’s rollout of real-time co-optimization with batteries Projects that fail to upgrade their data infrastructure risk underperformance, delays, and lost trust with the network operator.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 23, 2025
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While it’s easy to announce a battery gigafactory, it’s much harder to build one America’s battery factory build-out hinges on experienced operating teams.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 15, 2025
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Making sense of CAISO’s bid cost recovery mechanism and what it means for batteries As California batteries increasingly depend on bid cost recovery to smooth out market deviations, the make-whole mechanism is being reshaped to balance flexibility and fairness.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 11, 2025
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Polymer batteries could help protect the energy storage industry from copper tariffs As tariffs push copper costs higher, one startup thinks additive manufacturing could free batteries from the metal altogether.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 09, 2025
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Batteries could be the catalyst for the next phase of the AI boom  On-site storage paired with hydrogen and solar could unlock reliability and scalability for next-gen data centers.
Phoebe Skok
Sep 03, 2025

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