Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could chip in to boost power grid resilience

After a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices -- like residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters -- could restore electricity or relieve stress on the grid, engineers find.

Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could chip in to boost power grid resilience
After a cyber attack or natural disaster, a backup network of decentralized devices -- like residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters -- could restore electricity or relieve stress on the grid, engineers find.