Texas utility launches program to install free battery backups in customers' homes: 'To support grid outages or times of high demand'

Texas utility launches program to install free battery backups in customers' homes: 'To support grid outages or times of high demand'

A utility company in El Paso, Texas, now offers a program that pays homeowners to install backup battery systems and take pressure off the grid.  As KFOX14 reported, El Paso Electric's home-battery grid support program offers the opportunity to install whole-home backup batteries free of charge.  The purpose of the program is to relieve local strain on the power grid, especially on hot summer days. The utility company aims to make electricity mo…