The Duck Curve#backup power
Tesla turns on Powershare home backup for new Model 3 and Model Y
Tesla Energy said on October 6, 2026 that Powershare Home Backup is available for new Model 3 and Model Y with a Powerwall 3, extending home backup by over two days per Tesla. Its Powershare page covers new orders from October 1, 2026, narrowed in a footnote to US and Puerto Rico orders after that date, says some but not all earlier cars are capable, and offers the two models no setup without a Powerwall.
Massachusetts awards over $40M for storage at schools, housing and a resort
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources said on September 18, 2026 that its Advancing Massachusetts Power grant program awarded funding to 36 projects: 28 planned resilience batteries at schools, housing and other critical facilities, which DOER says will add roughly 10 megawatts, or 44 megawatt hours; six safety and education grants; and two planned long-duration projects, a 4 MW / 80 MWh Inlyte sodium-iron chloride battery at Berkshire East in Charlemont and a 0.24 MW / 2.4 MWh Eos zinc battery at an apartment complex in Medford. The listed awards sum to $40,315,189.
PG&E picks six community microgrids for $30M in second incentive round
Pacific Gas and Electric Company said on September 17, 2026 that it selected six community microgrid projects in the second application window of its CPUC-authorized Microgrid Incentive Program, directing $30 million in awards of $2 million to $6 million each, and that several of the nine first-round awardees are executing grant agreements. Counting the first round at the $43 million the new release states (up to $43 million in the March 2025 release), PG&E puts its authorized community microgrid investment at more than $73 million of a $79.2 million allocation.
Tesla says Cybertruck Powershare now backs up homes with a Powerwall 3
Tesla's official Cybertruck account said on X on September 10, 2026 that a Cybertruck and a Powerwall 3 can now power a house together, which it says extends home backup by over 3 days, equivalent to 9 additional Powerwalls. Tesla had told owners in October 2024 the Powerwall pairing would be enabled in 2025, and a December 2025 email to customers, published by Drive Tesla, rescheduled it to mid-2026. Electrek puts the truck's pack at 123 kWh and says Powershare delivers up to 11.5 kW to the home, the maximum shown on the post's app screen.
Duke Energy Florida turns a second grid battery into a community microgrid
Duke Energy Florida announced on August 31, 2026 that its 11 MW Trenton battery site in Gilchrist County was upgraded in the summer of 2026 to island from the grid and back up approximately 1,500 customers for up to four hours during outages. It is the second of the utility's six Florida battery sites with the capability, after Micanopy; in February 2025 Duke said its goal was for most of them to be able to island by 2026.
Ballard closes GeoPura acquisition, takes over hydrogen power rentals
Ballard Power Systems closed its acquisition of UK hydrogen power provider GeoPura on August 28, 2026, for £275 million upfront in cash and stock, adding green hydrogen production, a distribution fleet, and rentable Hydrogen Power Units to become what it calls an energy-as-a-service provider.
Jackery launches HomePower 1000 Plus V2 with up to 11 kWh expansion
Jackery announced the HomePower 1000 Plus V2 on August 27, 2026: an 1800 W portable power station with 1024 Wh of base capacity, expandable to up to 11 kWh with 2 kWh add-on batteries, at a $749 list price. The company claims an 80% AC recharge in 36 minutes and a switchover of 10 milliseconds or less for backup loads.