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... Guiding the Selection & Application of Wayside Energy Storage Technologies for Rail Transit and Electric Utilities Transit Cooperative Research Program Transportation Research Board Page 50 of 61 Appendix A - Energy Storage Research Consortium Interest in trackside energy storage for rail applications began as agencies were looking for ways to reduce energy use as fuel prices and electric rates were showing signs of rapid increase. Concurrent with industry awareness of energy storage but unaware of the potential benefit it was clear that information within the industry was fractured and there was a need to better understand energy storage.
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