There are several winners of today’s news that Tata Sons will build a 40GWh battery plant in Somerset, south-west England. The first are, obviously, Tata and its battery company, Agratas, who have reportedly landed themselves hundreds of millions of pounds in government subsidies to support their £4 billion investment.
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The second are the residents of Somerset and environs, who will be among the pool of candidates for a claimed 4000 jobs at the plant itself.
