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Home batteries are suddenly cheap and everywhere. Here’s why.
Companies including Tesla and Base Power are vying for a piece of the rapidly growing market for home batteries. One technology has made it all possible.
Competition is heating up in the race to install home battery systems, with heavy hitters and nimble startups all vying for a piece of the market. Tesla may have led the pack for years, but recently it has been feeling the heat from upstarts like Base Power, which has raised $2 billion in less than a year. The automaker-cum-energy company recently introduced a new Powerwall battery leasing plan that cuts the monthly price by more than two-thirds, an apparent response to all that competition. Just how…
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