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Puget Sound Energy offering $1,000 battery rebate; City to showcase home battery systems at City Hall for All
Summary
Puget Sound Energy is offering a $1,000 rebate for homeowners who install battery backups and $500 per year to customers who allow limited utility discharging during grid "flex" events, City of Kirkland senior planner David Barnes said; the city will host a battery and solar demonstration at City Hall for All on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Puget Sound Energy is offering a $1,000 rebate for homeowners who install battery backup systems and a separate annual $500 payment to customers who allow the utility to discharge part of those batteries during short grid "flex" events, senior planner David Barnes said on the City of Kirkland podcast "This Week in Kirkland." The city will display a demonstration battery and related solar and charging equipment at City Hall for All on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Why it matters: The incentives aim to increase household backup capacity, reduce reliance on fossil-fuel generators during outages and provide additional supply during peak demand. The program pairs residential resilience (backup power when outages occur) with grid support (discharging during flex events), city staff said.
Barnes, who identified himself as a senior planner focusing on sustainability for the City of Kirkland, described the program and the…
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