While batteries serve multiple functions, such as frequency regulation, excess renewable energy storage, peak shaving, and load management, survey results show a shift in their primary use. [MDN: Interesting that environmentalists sell batteries as “the answer” to storing unreliable wind and solar energy that’s produced when the grid doesn’t need it. INTERNATIONALCrude stays in tight range amid risksBloomberg/Christopher CharlestonOil prices slipped as traders weighed EU sanctions targeting Russian oil intermediaries, Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy facilities, and geopolitical signals from global leaders. U.S. President Trump urged Europe to end Russian imports, though Macron called remaining flows minimal. [MDN: Oil still in the $60 zone.