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Octopus Energy to create Texan virtual power plant

Smart Energy International

Renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy US is partnering with Enphase Energy, Inc., a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, to create a Texan Virtual Power Plant (VPP). This is the latest move from Octopus Energy in its US market.

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103 million smart meters in US in 2020

Smart Energy International

Almost two-thirds of meter points were smart or advanced meters at the end of 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has reported in its latest annual assessment. FERC quotes Energy Information Administration (EIA) figures for the smart meters, stating that from 2019 to 2020, the number increased by 8.3

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Wallbox’s latest Quasar 2 bidirectional home charger allows an EV to provide backup power

Charged

Charing station manufacturer Wallbox (NYSE: WBX) has introduced a new generation of its bidirectional home charger for the North American market. In service areas that offer time-of-use rates, EV owners can schedule charging sessions at times when rates are low and discharge their car battery to power their home when rates are high.

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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

GreenTechMedia

Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., where the company plans to ramp up its investments into grid-scale batteries, hybrid renewables projects and offshore wind, says North America chief Gwenaelle Avice-Huet. Engie supplies the city of Houston with solar power from its Holman project in Texas.

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PG&E offers backup power meter device

Smart Energy International

The in-house developed device was designed to enable customers to easily and safely connect backup power to their homes. The so-called personal microgrid backup power transfer meter device is intended primarily for customers in high fire-threat districts to enable them to run backup power sources during outages.

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The future of solar: Energy storage and beyond

Solar Power World

By Dan Glaser, Sales Engineer, Panasonic Life Solutions of North America For anyone who has been paying attention to energy trends over the last year, it’s clear that energy storage is huge in the residential solar market. In fact, according to a recent Wood Mackenzie U.S.

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Vehicle-to-building demonstrates savings in Boulder

Smart Energy International

US EV solution provider Fermata Energy’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology has lowered energy costs in a Boulder, Colorado demonstration. Charging up for an EV future PG&E to pilot home bidirectional EV charging technology. In eleven months of usage, Boulder’s savings amounted to $2,963.44. “The Have you read?