{"id":512,"date":"2026-06-09T21:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=512"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:11:49","slug":"gm-doubles-down-on-energy-business-to-serve-data-center-electricity-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=512","title":{"rendered":"GM Doubles Down On Energy Business To Serve Data Center Electricity Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Months after slashing its lofty electric vehicle goals, General Motors is intensifying its focus on energy technology to keep up with data center needs for electricity. Now, it\u2019s announced plans to develop a cheaper, more durable battery for large-scale energy storage.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=510\">Gold And Silver Price Hit 2-Month Lows Following Iran Tensions, Interest Rate Hike Fears<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Detroit-based automaker is working with startup Peak Energy to develop a sodium-ion battery, aiming to commercialize it by 2028. Its goal is to leapfrog the dominant battery cell tech used for energy storage packs right now \u2014 LFP (lithium-iron phosphate), which is dominated by China. Sodium batteries are cheaper to use than LFP because they don\u2019t need an additional cooling system. They also have a 20-year usable life and are made from materials that can be sourced from within the U.S., the company said at a briefing in San Francisco on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSodium-ion actually is the better chemistry for that application. And when I say sodium-ion is better, I mean GM\u2019s version of sodium-ion,\u201d Kurt Kelty, GM\u2019s battery chief and a long-time Tesla battery executive, told <em>Forbes<\/em>. He said GM is seeing great results from its prototypes, even at scorching temperatures of 55 Celsius (131 Fahrenheit). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe competitors just can\u2019t handle that heat, whereas our cells will. What that gets you is the ability to deploy an energy storage system without active cooling,\u201d he said. So even though sodium cells will cost more than LFP, they\u2019re much cheaper to use: at least 20% cheaper when installed.  <\/p>\n<p>GM has been scrambling to monetize battery R&amp;D that previously focused on electric vehicles after the Trump administration killed consumer EV rebates and manufacturing programs last year. Those initiatives, pushed by President Joe Biden, were intended to reduce automotive carbon emissions and help U.S. carmakers better compete with China, the world\u2019s EV and battery leader. Rival Ford is working with China\u2019s CATL, the world\u2019s largest battery maker, to produce LFP packs for the grid at U.S. plants, and GM also makes LFP batteries with South Korea\u2019s LG Energy Solution. But when it comes to energy storage, GM sees greater longer-term potential for sodium, once it\u2019s fully developed.<\/p>\n<p>Large-scale production of sodium cells won\u2019t happen for at least two years, the company said. Over time, sodium-ion batteries may also end up in EVs, though for now the focus is on grid packs, Kelty said. The company is also planning to produce a new lithium manganese-rich battery for large pickups and SUVs that\u2019s due in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the company downshifted its focus away from EVs, GM said it already has the largest number of EVs on the road, some 250,000, that are capable of bi-directional charging. That means they can send power back to the grid when needed. These vehicles can be used as a backup power source for homes during blackouts, but there\u2019s also increasing interest in utilities being able to pull electricity from EV batteries when grid demands spike. GM already has a program with California\u2019s PG&amp;E to test that out.  <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=508\">Why Jared And Ivanka\u2019s Island Project Could Ruin Albania\u2019s Bid To Join EU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur grid desperately needs EVs, particularly bi-directional EVs, that we can optimize and contribute to the grid,\u201d Patti Poppe, CEO of utility PG&amp;E, said at the GM event. \u201cIt\u2019s the first flexible demand there\u2019s ever been. EVs can charge at the optimal time and then provide supply back to the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco-based utility offers a $4,500 rebate to GM\u2019s EV owners who install smart charging equipment. This can pull power from the vehicles during high-demand periods.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling Anderson, GM\u2019s chief product officer, said that the ability to trade power back and forth between electric vehicles and utilities could expand across the U.S. and potentially offer new ways to make EVs more affordable to own. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat if the utility effectively owns or leases back the battery?\u201d he said. \u201cSo you buy an EV, but you pay less for the EV because you didn\u2019t actually just buy the battery. And the utility is effectively recouping its investments in the bidirectional charging that it&#8217;s getting from your car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not happening yet. But it\u2019s a creative way to\u201cmeaningfully drive adoption of EVs,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=506\">Critical Social Security Fund Expected To Run Dry In 2032, New Report Says<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More From Forbes<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>This Google Spinout Thinks AI Can Fix America\u2019s EV Battery Problem<\/span><small>By <span>Alan Ohnsman<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><\/span><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>Tesla\u2019s Best Growth Story Isn\u2019t Robotaxis\u2014It\u2019s Batteries<\/span><small>By <span>Alan Ohnsman<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Got a tip? 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