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Julia Calderon’s battery is connected to hundreds of others in a network known as a “virtual power plant.”
Colin Kinniburgh/New York Focus
Julia Calderon’s battery is connected to hundreds of others in a network known as a “virtual power plant.”
Colin Kinniburgh/New York Focus
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