For years, renewable energy companies have faced a problem: How to store the mass amounts of energy they produce for later use. Batteries may be just the solution. In California, there's now enough grid-scale battery storage to power millions of homes for a few hours. Battery power is often the second largest source of energy on a given day in the state. So, we're revisiting the fast-growing technology with <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1200794832/cooper-katz-mckim"target="_blank" >Cooper Katz McKim</a>, a producer on The Indicator from Planet Money. Listen to the <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/1265481061/the-indicator-takes-on-batteries"target="_blank" >three-part battery series</a>. Have questions about the future of energy? Contact us at <a href="mailto:shortwave@npr.org"target="_blank" >shortwave@npr.org</a>.  Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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