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Six GB suppliers fined £10.8m for missing smart meter installation targets

Smart Energy International

million smart meters. The six suppliers are British Gas, OVO, Bulb, E.ON, Scottish Power and SSE and they will pay the combined total of £10.8 million) to Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund, which is used primarily to support vulnerable consumers. million (US$2.10) Scottish Power – £1.24 million (US$13.2

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Poland’s Tauron shifts gear for Wroc?aw smart meter replacements

Smart Energy International

Poland’s distribution system operator Tauron Distribution has announced new efforts to install batches of replacement smart meters across their operating areas in the city of Wrocław. In total, over 80,000 meters were replaced in Wrocław this year, with 50,000 still planned and replacements continuing in 2024.

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Li-ion battery risks reduced by VOC sensors

Envirotec Magazine

The safe utilisation of Li-ion batteries is a key concern for the developers of equipment such as electric vehicles, e-bikes, mobile phones and laptops. Famously, in 2016, around 2.5 Batteries 2016 , 2 , 5. The risks posed by Li-ion batteries have been highlighted by a number of high-profile incidents. link] [link] [link]

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Sense Delivers Insight into Home Energy Usage

Greentown Labs

If your house could talk to you about your energy usage, what would it say? The creators of Sense think it would say you could reduce your energy usage by at least 20 percent—and tell you how. Sense is a home energy monitor that gives real-time insight into your home’s energy usage.

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Smart meters help Danish company record €135,000 in annual savings

Smart Energy International

Himmerland Boligforening, a Danish housing association, has announced that it has so far achieved €135,000 in savings per annum owing to smart meters the company has deployed for heat, water and electric customers. As a result, both the consumer and Himmerland Boligforening are able to access usage data on an hourly basis.

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Behind-the-Meter Battery Pioneer Stem to Take SPAC Route to Public Markets

GreenTechMedia

Stem, the decade-old behind-the-meter battery startup that was seeking a buyer earlier this year to bolster its growth ambitions, is now launching a plan to go public via a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) reverse merger. Friday’s announcement names Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. and abroad. and abroad.

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Should California Link Electricity Bills to Customer Incomes?

GreenTechMedia

California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Those costs could rise even faster over the next decade, as utilities harden their grids against wildfires, grow their share of net-metered rooftop solar, and add other costs being passed through to utility customers.