Fire No More? Safer Batteries Discussed at Industry Conference

November 17, 2025--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--There's a growing consensus in and around the electricity business that battery energy storage systems (BESS) are a critical part of the evolving electricity landscape, both for grid stability and decarbonization. For more on that, see October 27, 2025, article - U.S. Battery Market Sees Strong Growth Despite Near-Term Hurdles. But high-profile utility battery fires in California this past January and in A