Grid edge
How AI chips could make smart meters smarter
Grid tech vendor Utilidata and chipmaker Nvidia see artificial intelligence as the best way to manage a grid with more and more solar, batteries and EVs.
Grid edge
Grid edge
Californians saved the grid again. They should be paid more for it
Smart thermostats, solar-charged batteries, EVs and other household devices can shore up the stressed grid. Why isn’t the state going all in on incentives?
-
-
Grid edge
Schneider buys AutoGrid to tap huge potential of distributed energy resources
Schneider Electric wants to connect utility grids with the world of energy behind the utility meter. Autogrid’s virtual-power-plant technology platform will help.
-
Grid edge
Sense raises $105M to bring real-time home energy data to the masses
Can household energy use be sensed down to the individual plug load? Yes, says this startup, which is embedding its tech in smart meters and electrical panels.
-
EV charging
Helping auto dealers learn to love EVs
Car dealers are struggling with the shift to selling EVs. JouleSmart and mCloud created an energy management package that can make it easier.
-
Grid edge
Home water heaters: A new ally in making grids cleaner
Smart water heaters can soak up clean power, then turn off when the grid is stressed. A new California utility pilot will test the concept at scale.
-
Heat pumps
These new double-duty heat pumps can warm both air and water
Heat pumps are a more efficient way to heat homes. Startup Harvest Thermal says its tech can turn them into thermal batteries too.
-
Solar
These next-gen solar cells could make single-use batteries obsolete
Billions of batteries are thrown out every year. Ambient Photonics and Exeger say their low-light solar cells can help end that waste.
-
Electrification
Span raises $90M to make smart panels the gateway to home electrification
Tesla alum's startup sets sights on expanding markets for orchestrating solar, batteries, EVs and electric appliances.
-
Podcast
What the grid can learn from the internet
When will utilities finally unlock the full benefits of distributed energy resources?
-
EV charging
GM and PG&E to test how EVs can power homes during blackouts
Despite the hype from automakers, vehicle-to-home charging is in its infancy. What will it take to scale?
Sponsored