a16z-backed Base Power launches home battery systems in Illinois to help strained PJM grid
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Energy storage startup Base Power, backed by a16z, has launched sales of its home battery systems in Illinois, marking its entry into the PJM Interconnection grid territory — the largest U.S. grid operator. PJM has been struggling to manage the surging electricity demand from data centers, particularly in Northern Virginia, one of the world's densest data center regions. The startup aims to offer cheaper electricity to a grid that is under significant strain from rising power consumption and insufficient new generation sources.
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· 3 pulledEnergy storage startup Base Power began selling its massive home battery systems to residents of Illinois yesterday, Canary Media reported.
Crucially, it'll be the startup's first foray into the grid territory operated by PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator by territory, and one that has particularly struggled to cope with an onslaught of new data centers.
That density, coupled with a paucity of new generating sources, has caused wholesale electrici
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