The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway
It charges by plugging into the electric grid, of course, but it might also be able to send energy back into it. To that end, today a coalition of companies—Eversource, National Grid, EnergyHub, Sunrun, and the Mobility House—is launching an early test of the technology in Massachusetts so utility customers can give it a try. Lessons learned here and elsewhere could drive the technique into the mainstream, making the grid more reliable and electricity cheaper, even if you don’t own an EV.
- ▪It charges by plugging into the electric grid, of course, but it might also be able to send energy back into it.
- ▪To that end, today a coalition of companies—Eversource, National Grid, EnergyHub, Sunrun, and the Mobility House—is launching an early test of the technology in Massachusetts so utility customers can give it a try.
- ▪Lessons learned here and elsewhere could drive the technique into the mainstream, making the grid more reliable and electricity cheaper, even if you don’t own an EV.
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Matt SimonScienceJul 26, 2026 6:45 AMThe Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your DrivewayMore electric vehicles are becoming capable of providing backup power at a time when the US is increasingly in need of more electrons.CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyYou can’t tell when you’re passing one on the highway, but an electric vehicle may well have a superpower. It charges by plugging into the electric grid, of course, but it might also be able to send energy back into it.
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