Peace Bridge Place apartments that have Viridi's lithium-ion battery energy storage system sits in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

Viridi's lithium-ion battery energy storage system is installed in Peace Bridge Place apartments building in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

Paige McNair stacks lithium-ion battery modules inside Viridi's manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

A worker checks over a lithium-ion battery module inside Viridi's battery system manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

Battery packs move down an automation line at Viridi's manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

Employees work inside Viridi's battery system manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

Viridi's lithium-ion battery energy storage system sits in their manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

Derek Cheatom, left, a production supervisor, checks a unit for loose wires inside Viridi's battery system manufacturing plant in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)