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Study findings about Battery Energy Storage System Failures

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Concerns about the safety of stationary lithium-ion batteries flared after a 2019 explosion at a BESS facility in Surprise, Ariz., which owner Arizona Public Service attributed to a faulty battery cell.

Problems with system components other than battery cells and modules were responsible for most battery energy storage system failures examined in a joint study by battery analytics software provider TWAICE, the Electric Power Research Institute and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, TWAICE said.

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