Everybody in the Pool E122: Better cooking (and grids) with Copper
Feb 12, 2026
Lisa Pinckney, Culinary Experience Specialist at Copper who helps cooks switch from gas to induction. Sam Kalish, Co-founder and CEO of Copper explaining appliance-integrated batteries and grid value. Weldon Kennedy, Co-founder and CMO describing the Charlie battery-equipped induction range and installation perks. They discuss a stove with a built-in battery, induction cooking’s precision and safety, plug-and-play electrification, and scaling appliance-based grid assets.
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Batteries In Appliances Cut Deployment Costs
- Packaging batteries inside appliances dramatically lowers installation and permitting costs compared with standalone home batteries.
- Copper uses plug-and-play ranges to scale distributed storage cheaply by leveraging existing appliance channels.
Reserve Power Solves 120V Limitations
- A battery-equipped stove can charge slowly on existing 120V circuits and discharge for high-power cooking when needed.
- That approach avoids costly rewiring and reduces peak grid stress by shifting energy use in time.
Charge When Clean Energy Is Available
- Charge appliances when renewables are abundant and avoid charging during evening peaks to use cleaner, cheaper energy.
- Configure the stove to prefer daytime solar or low-carbon baseload charging for better grid outcomes.