Video: Virtual Power Plants and Microgrids Take Solar to the Next Level

Everyone knows that solar panels lets people cut their utility bill, while sending cheap, clean and local electricity to their neighbors. More and more people are learning that they can also avoid power outages if they store their extra solar energy in a battery. But what happens if lots of people in one neighborhood all have solar and batteries? This is where the real magic of solar energy happens. And it could be a reality if we stop the utilities from killing rooftop solar.

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