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Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid

GreenBiz

Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid. Heatwaves are a double whammy for the electrical grid. The combination of the hot weather and the increased energy running along wires go beyond what they were built to endure. Even without extreme weather events, the power grid needs love.

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Top 2022 High Efficiency Trends in HVAC

Mosaic

This year is sure to be a transitional one, and 2022 will reveal trends for the high efficiency Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) industry that align with many of the global economic trends. Labor shortages, supply chain challenges, chip shortages and inflation are impacting the home improvement industry across the board.

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Smart home app gamifies grid-reactive air con for consumers

Smart Energy International

A new partnership in the US combines a demand response programme with smart air conditioners, enabling a gamified reward system to incentivise consumers to lower consumption at times of peak demand on the power grid. ” LG and OhmConnect have plans to expand and enhance the service later in 2023.

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How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

The Verge: Energy

But that’s not the only clever synergy the smart home company has up its sleeve. The Nest Learning Thermostat may have grabbed all the headlines when it launched in 2011 and kick-started the current home automation trend. These two-in-one sensors monitor motion and contact, as Nest’s now-discontinued Detect sensors did.

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Five Reasons to Sell Sustainable Upgrades in the New Year

Mosaic

There are many benefits of sustainable home improvements. Products like solar panels and storage, EV chargers, high SEER HVAC systems, heat pumps and ENERGY STAR® windows and doors, all fall under this category. Sustainable upgrades are proven to lower energy usage which in return, lowers utility bills.

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Generac further expands into grid business with ecobee acquisition

Renewable Energy World

capabilities and yesterday, the company said it is adding smart home technology company ecobee to its family. ecobee’s smart thermostats optimize heating and cooling systems to deliver energy savings for homeowners, said the company. About a year ago, Generac acquired DERMS provider Enbala to further its smart grid 2.0

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2022

Greentown Labs

Conduit Tech builds software and machine learning technologies that integrate home-specific insights and data into the HVAC sales process. Electricity. Arco Technologies offers green hydrogen solutions for trains, trucks, boats, and all kinds of heavy-duty use. Resiliency + Adaptation. Manufacturing.