Vermont’s largest utility has linked more than 5,500 home batteries into a virtual power plant that now supplies 110MW, the state’s biggest power source. The system backs up homes during outages and has helped retire fossil-fuel peaker plants, while saving customers $ 11 million last year, according to GMP.
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Le Vermont fait des batteries domestiques sa première source électrique

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Le principal fournisseur d’électricité du Vermont a relié plus de 5.500 batteries domestiques dans une centrale virtuelle de 110MW, devenue la première source d’énergie de l’État. Le dispositif protège des foyers lors des coupures, a remplacé des centrales de pointe fossiles et aurait économisé $11m aux clients, selon GMP.

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