Electric Kitchens and Smart Batteries | Business and Finance News

Brooklyn’s Café Mars is running an all-electric kitchen—eco-friendly but pricey, with a $4,000 monthly electric bill. To cut costs, they’re teaming up with David Energy, which installs free plug-in batteries to store cheap off-peak power and use it during expensive peak hours. Even a 1% savings matters for restaurants. This model, part of a growing trend, lets businesses dodge high rates without building new grid infrastructure. David Energy’s “virtual power plant” approach uses smart software to automatically switch between grid and battery power, and they’ve already deployed 1,500 batteries across 150 NYC businesses—with plans to scale nationwide and integrate solar soon. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/39f80330bac6905b