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Is Home Battery Storage The Key To The Future Of The Energy Grid?

Scott Millette of Peck Electric works on connecting the Tesla Powerwall battery to the electric grid. In-home units like this one are going up around the state as part of a Green Mountain Power pilot project.
(Kathleen Masterson/VPR)
Scott Millette of Peck Electric works on connecting the Tesla Powerwall battery to the electric grid. In-home units like this one are going up around the state as part of a Green Mountain Power pilot project. (Kathleen Masterson/VPR)

As our reliance on solar and wind energy grows, so does the challenge of reliability. One part of the solution might be energy storage. Vermont’s largest utility, Green Mountain Power, is piloting the first project in the country to sell Tesla’s home energy storage batteries to consumers. The utility also will draw on the batteries as a source of power. Kathleen Masterson from Here & Now contributor Vermont Public Radio reports.

Read Kathleen Masterson’s full piece via Vermont Public Radio.

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Kathleen Masterson, New England News Collaborative reporter, Vermont Public Radio. She tweets  @kathmasterson.

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