Ultra Music Festival is about to make history next week with a groundbreaking sustainability milestone that could reshape how electronic festivals approach power generation. The Miami mega-festival has announced it will debut the first zero-emission battery-powered stage at a major U.S. electronic music festival when Ultra 2026 kicks off March 27-29.
The RESISTANCE Cove Stage will be entirely powered by what Ultra calls a “SmartGrid” battery system, eliminating onsite greenhouse gas emissions typically generated by diesel generators. This marks a massive leap forward for the festival industry, which has long struggled with…




