Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Here’s how home backup batteries could help the power grid

Texas could turn homes into power plants. The KVUE Defenders investigated what options are available and what’s standing in the way.

AUSTIN, Texas — “Right here we’re currently producing 7.1 kilowatt-hour kilowatts of power,” Sam Qassom of Pflugerville said.

Keeping kilowatts flowing through his home is of little concern to Sam Qassom.

“The dryer’s running. Obviously, AC is running. I can hear it going on over there,” Qassom said.

The solar panels on his roof collected nearly 10 times the power he needed.

Qassom said he purposefully bought more solar power than he needed. He wanted to make sure he had enough to keep a full backup battery charged.

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