batteries in homes cost less than new lines

Green Mountain Energy in Vermont has a plan to give residents battery storage so as to limit outages. They say  it is a more affordable approach than adding additional distribution lines. “Call us the un-utility,” Mari McClure, Green Mountain’s chief executive, said in an interview before the company’s filing. “We’re completely flipping the model, decentralizing it.” 

New York Times | Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries