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Shifting to batteries for electricity

To capture solar energy for use in the evening, batteries have grown in popularity over the last few years, especially in California. For the New York Times, Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich show the shift with a pair of stacked area charts.

Five years ago, these pair of charts would have been a single animated one.

Chart Type Used

Stacked Area Chart