Cardinal Conversation: Another battery storage system to call Danville home

RADIO IQ | By Fred Echols

Published May 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT

Danville is expanding its use of a technology that could save money and ease the strain on the power grid all around Virginia. Arlington-based Lightshift Energy will build a second battery system in Danville to store power that city-owned Danville Utilities can use when it's needed most.

Matt Busse is covering this story for Cardinal News and he spoke with Fred Echols.

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