Battery systems intended as backups may help companies like Microsoft increasingly employ renewable energy. Engineers are studying whether battery systems can be used to help grid operators smooth out the small spikes and drops in electric demand that occur throughout the day. If successful, directly powering data centers with the wind and sun becomes a real possibility.

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