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Lead Story Oct 14, 2026

Tesla Powerwalls drive record 745 MW home battery dispatch on California grid

California home batteries set a new grid dispatch record on October 6, with Tesla Powerwalls supplying over 600 MW of the 745 MW total. The milestone, up 28% from a record set less than a month earlier, highlights the growing role of residential virtual power plants in meeting peak demand.

Sarah Mitchell

Analysis

Illinois Homeowners Get Solar-Plus-60kWh Battery With $0 Down

Solrite Energy is offering Illinois homeowners a no-money-down solar-plus-storage system featuring a 60-kWh Duracell battery, aimed at offsetting recent net-metering changes. The 25-year agreement sells solar power at 12 cents per kWh and enables participation in a virtual power plant for grid support.

Priya Sharma Aug 20, 2026

Battery Technology

Sunrun to Supply Voltus with Home Battery Capacity for AI Data Centers

Aug 18, 2026

Tesla Launches $35/Month Powerwall Backup Lease in Texas with Electric Plan

Battery Technology

Plentify and Deye Partner to Build Africa’s Largest Residential Virtual Power Plant

Battery Technology

Base Power raises $1B to scale giant 39.2-kWh home battery Core

Aug 3, 2026

Vermont's largest power source is now a virtual power plant of batteries

Battery Technology