Energy & Grid Management
Molly Glick
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
·Posted in Energy & Grid Management
Tue, May 5

NEWS: Second-life EV batteries are moving from clever reuse to power supply strategy.

  • Moment Energy has raised over $100M to expand second-life battery manufacturing in North America. The company says the cash will help serve data centers, utilities, and industrial customers that need storage faster than new battery supply chains can deliver.

  • Redwood Materials is already putting that logic to work. Near Reno, NV, its second-life EV batteries are paired with solar to power a Crusoe modular data center (little reliance on the grid required). Currently, Redwood says it has nearly 3 GWh of used batteries ready to roll.

  • The takeaway: As data center load strains the grid, old EV packs are becoming a domestic storage resource that can move quickly, cut supply chain exposure, and squeeze more value out of existing batteries.

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