Austin-HQ'd start-up Base Power, an electricity provider that includes a backup battery in its energy plan, launched in the ...

Base operates as a virtual power plant (VPP), and said it offers competitive electric rates along with providing battery energy storage.

There's a lot of untapped potential in our homes and vehicles that could be harnessed to reinforce local power grids and make them more resilient to unforeseen outages, a new study shows.