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California home batteries powered two major cities at peak heat

Original: California just showed how home batteries will radically remake the grid "as the mercury climbed on October 6, home batt

During an early-October heatwave, home batteries from Tesla and Sunrun delivered enough electricity at peak demand to power every home in San Francisco and San Jose, cities with a combined population of about 1.8 million. The event is being cited as proof that distributed home storage can meaningfully replace gas peaker plants and reshape how the grid handles extreme heat.

Why now: A record-setting moment showing distributed batteries meeting peak demand during a heatwave highlights the grid's clean-energy transition.

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• California just showed how home batteries will radically remake the grid "as the mercury climbed on October 6, home batteries from Tesla and Sunrun provided enough to power every home in San Francisco and San Jose, whose combined population is about 1.8 million, during peak… · Zygos · 2

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