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When the generator is off and the battery is fully charged, it feeds the stored power back to the cell tower. This hybrid, cyclic charge/discharge operation reduces fuel consumption by up to 40%. They will also enable Megatron to lower both fuel consumption and emissions of diesel generator powered telecom towers by up to 50%.

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