Plug-in batteries kept NYC renters cool during record heat wave

As a historic heat dome gripped New York City earlier this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani asked residents to raise their air conditioner settings to seventy-eight degrees Fahrenheit. Per Canary Media, plug-in batteries helped keep renters cool while reducing demand on the strained grid.

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