Startup converts electric stoves into grid-connected batteries to store renewable energy

Electra Research is developing technology to use residential electric stoves as distributed energy storage devices, helping balance grid demand during peak hours and compensate for intermittent wind and solar generation.

First covered Jul 6, 2026 · 12:30 AM PT · 1 article

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12h Canary Media In this Brooklyn warehouse, stoves are turned into batteries — BROOKLYN, N.Y. — When the startup Electra Research launched four years ago, its founders set out to hook more batteries up to the electric grid.

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Appeared in: 2026-07-06 (#5)

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