August Training- Battery Storage

Topic: Residential Electrification and Demand Response

When: August 11th, 2026

Time : 9am - 11am

Description

Please join us for our virtual August meeting. Dori Drachman from the Monadnock Sustainability Fund will talk about overall electrification trends in NH homes, based on her experience as a lead energy coach for their Electrify Monadnock fund. Dori will cover battery basics including why you'd want a battery, the ups and downs of purchasing a battery, getting the most from your battery, and the new portables that offer much less expensive options and allow renters to reap benefits from electrification. She will also discuss other electrification topics such as solar, EVs, heat pumps that are included in the Electrify Monadnock program.  

Jennifer will introduce the “virtual power plant (VPP)" concept with residential and commercial batteries connected to the grid to help shave peak electrical loads. She will then focus on the residential and commercial battery storage offerings in the demand response program at Eversource that make up its VPP.  In addition to smart thermostats, Eversource also provides upfront incentives and annual demand response payments for eligible installed batteries connected to the Eversource grid.  Both Jennifer and Dori will discuss implications for residential ratepayers.  Come with your electrification questions!