a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most

Base Power, a venture-backed startup, is tackling grid congestion with an unconventional workaround. Rather than waiting in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection's lengthy queue, Base Power is installing batteries directly in homes and businesses. In exchange for backup power during outages, homeowners' batteries can provide services to the grid. According to TechCrunch, this distributed approach could deliver cheaper electricity to areas that need grid capacity most—without the years-long delays of traditional interconnection processes.

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