October 7, 2023
BECAUSE FREE ISN'T CHEAP ENOUGH:
TESLA'S LATEST PROJECT WILL ALLOW HOMEOWNERS TO SELL EXCESS ENERGY BACK TO THE GRID FOR MAJOR PROFITS: 'IT'S A WIN-WIN' (Jeremiah Budin, October 7, 2023, The Cool Down)
A new pilot program in Texas will allow residents who own a Tesla Powerwall and solar panels to sell extra energy they have stored to the grid.The program intends to create a giant backup battery for the state, which CleanTechnica described as, "what is effectively a giant distributed battery during times of peak use or emergency blackouts."A similar program already exists in California and helped to keep electricity running during a record-breaking heat wave last summer.
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 7, 2023 7:29 AM