Massive 1-Gigawatt Virtual Power Plant Created From Thin Air
The virtual power plant movement is scaling up, powered by smart thermostats that enable utilities and ratepayers to collaborate on grid resiliency and affordability.
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Covid-19 May Speed Up Low-Carbon Shift, Google Says
In a Q& A with BloombergNEF, Google’s Jeff Hamel, Director of Industry Partnerships at Google, shared his thoughts on how the coronavirus may speed up the low-carbon shift.
Solar Enables More Homes to Participate in Demand Response
As more households and businesses install rooftop solar and begin tracking their energy production, an increasing number of solar hosts are diving into a variety demand response opportunities —some at the behest of the utilities — to reduce their electricity bills.
Google Home: A Platform For Intelligent Energy Management Solutions
Google is well known for big brands and great design, which made the acquisition of leading intelligent thermostat company Nest an obvious target. After the acquisition, the two companies set out to join forces, looking for opportunities to leverage each other as a platform to do more, together.
What About Florida? Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, & Regulatory Backwardness In The Sunshine State —…
I’ll close the series by offering two small informational gifts to my patient readers. One is my thoughts on how the Florida Public Service Commission might provide the right signals to help us to make better progress in the Sunshine State. After all, the utilities are simply doing what they can to maximize their profits within the rules of being a regulated monopoly. The rules are the problem.
Google Announces Plans To Join Nest With In-House Hardware Team
Google has announced this week that it will integrate its 2014 acquisition and smart-home darling Nest with its own in-house Hardware team in a move intended to “supercharge Nest’s mission.”
What About Florida? Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, & Regulatory Backwardness In The Sunshine State —…
For several years now, there have been increasing complaints from utilities about the resulting load shape from owners with solar systems. This is the so called “duck curve” which has gotten a lot of attention from utility alarmists. In some sense, it has been a way of claiming that rooftop solar is a profound problem for utilities. We will show here that this problem can be (and will be) solved.
Nest Expands Into Mexico
Everyone’s favorite smart thermostat company is expanding its business into Mexico — though, unfortunately, it looks as if only the Nest Cam will be immediately available.
EPA Finalizes ENERGY STAR Ratings For Smart Thermostats, Nest First To Qualify
The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its first-ever ENERGY STAR specifications for smart thermostats, a move which resulted in the Nest Learning Thermostat becoming the world’s first smart thermostat to receive an ENERGY STAR rating.
10 Top Cleantech Christmas Gifts
CleanTechnica is largely a consumer-oriented website, so it seemed like we should do one of those “top 10 gifts” thingies. Here’s my shot at 10 top cleantech Christmas gifts (or Hanukkah gifts, Kwanzaa gifts, winter is long and cold gifts, etc.).
