A LEAD ACID STORAGE BATTERY WHEREIN THE ELECTROLYTE IS IN GEL FORM. A SODIUM SILICATE SOLUTION IS MIXED WITH A SULPHURIC ACID OF APPROXIMATELY 1:310 SPECIFIC GRAVITY IN THE RATIO OF FROM 1:6 TO 1:10 AND IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER IS POURED INTO A LEAD CELL STORAGE BATTERY IN WHICH POROUS GLASS FIBER SEPARATORS MAINTAIN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PLATES. A GEL ELECTROLYTE FORMS THE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. A SPACE IS MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE GEL AND THE TOP OF THE BATTERY TO ACCOMODATE A LIQUID PHASE WHICH FORMS FROM THE GEL.