Do-it-yourself energy traders are gaming the grid: Big Take | Zero: The Climate Race

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Energy consumers are used to a pretty simple transaction with utility companies: get electricity to power your home, pay up every month. Now, more consumers are stockpiling their own energy using solar panels and batteries. And some are even making money by selling that energy back to the grid. On last week's Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder talked with Zero host Akshat Rathi about a new class of at-home energy trader that’s vibe coding its way to daily energy savings and big profits. Read the full feature story here. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-03/consumers-profit-off-solar-batteries-selling-excess-energy-back-to-grid-mtlkf7l8?srnd=undefined) Find all episodes of The Big Take podcast here (https://www.bloomberg.com/bigtake). See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Zero is about the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week Bloomberg’s award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks

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