The human arsenal, as we know, has always been a little on the loaded side, but interestingly enough, it has still never possessed anything more valuable than that tendency of ours to grow on a consistent basis. This is because the stated tendency has already enabled us to hit upon some huge milestones, with technology appearing as a major member of the group. The main reason why we hold technology in such a high regard is based on its skill-set, which realized all the possibilities for us that we couldn’t have imagined otherwise. Nevertheless, a slightly closer look here will reveal how the whole runner was also very much inspired by the way we applied those skills across a real-world environment. The latter component was, in fact, what gave the creation a spectrum-wide presence and made it the ultimate centerpiece of every horizon. Having an ingenious tool of this sort run the show expectantly scaled up the human experience in every conceivable sense, but even after achieving such a monumental feat, the prodigious concept of technology will somehow keep on producing all the right goods. The same has grown to become a lot more evident in recent times, and truth be told, a new development involving Tesla should only make that trend bigger and better than ever before.

Tesla has officially launched a new power utility provider service, which is designed to let users with home Powerwall backup batteries sell excess energy back to the grid. According to certain reports, the service, at least during the initial phase, will only be available in the Texas region, and even here, it will come bearing a few specific requirements. To give you an example, residents who want to be part of it must live in areas that allow for retail choice. However, assuming you get in, you will become part of an automated system that sells energy from owners’ Powerwalls to the grid and vice-versa, while also ensuring the stated energy transactions are happening under the most viable conditions. Hold on, there is more. Tesla has also pledged to provide offsets from renewable energy sources in an event where the energy is being pulled off the grid.

Tesla’s decision to start with Texas highlights the state’s recent struggles against summer heatwave, as well as a growing crypto presence, with both the factors working in tangent to break its peak power demand record at over 78 gigawatts of electricity. Buckling under the stated pressure, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) asked residents, back in July, to conserve power. Even at that time, Tesla did a lot to get the message across by pushing notifications to Tesla owners in the state, telling them to avoid charging during peak hours.

Alongside helping the state, though, these little efforts here and there also prepared the company to pursue its long-term goal of building more virtual power plants (VPPs). You see, Tesla has been focused on building VPPs for a while now. The company already boasts a partnership with California’s utility company, PG&E, a deal which is conceived to pull power from participating Powerwall owners at times of emergency or major energy shortages.  However, the service won’t just help these owners in preventing power outages across their nearby communities, but it will also earn them $2 per kilowatt used.