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Tesla has completed construction of the largest grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the United States, supplying power to xAI's Colossus data center.

Grid-scale battery storage is now critical infrastructure for high-power AI facilities; Colossus requires multi-gigawatt power plus battery-backed stability.
Trade pressSlicast · September 13, 2026 · US · Source: ababnews.com
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