Trump's Grid Battery Ban Leaves Developers Guessing | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is an energy journalist and researcher with more than a decade of professional experience covering global energy systems, land and natural resources, and… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Sep 11, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT Trump's August 26 national emergency order bars Chinese-made batteries from grid-scale storage systems, but critics call the language vague and warn it could delay or cancel projects. China controls roughly 80 percent of global battery cell production and dominates cathode and anode material manufacturing, a lead built over decades. The…