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flag Google and Xcel Energy launch a 300 MW/30 GWh iron-air battery in Minnesota, powered by renewable energy and made under IRA incentives.

flag Google is deploying the world’s largest iron-air battery—300 MW/30 GWh—in Pine Island, Minnesota, in partnership with Xcel Energy, to power its new data center. flag The system, using Form Energy’s technology, stores renewable energy for up to 100 hours via iron pellets reacting with air, offering a safe, low-cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries. flag It will be paired with 1.6 GW of new wind and solar capacity and is enabled by a new Minnesota utility fee structure that allows Google to cover costs without raising residential rates. flag The battery modules are being manufactured in West Virginia under Inflation Reduction Act incentives.

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