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Trends for Sustainable Home Improvement in 2024

Mosaic

Despite the headwinds of 2023, the US solar industry is expected to have grown 55% compared to 2022, amounting to nearly 33 GWdc of capacity. Energy efficient heating and cooling improvements are gaining in awareness and popularity. Take a look at a few of the trends we’re predicting in 2024. Additionally, 3.2 Additionally, 3.2

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SWEPCO to instal 234,000 smart meters in Louisiana

Smart Energy International

Southwestern Electric Power Co (SWEPCO) is launching a two-year smart meter rollout programme for its customers in north and central Louisiana. The deployment of the smart meters, which will replace the now outdated current meters as part of the company’s grid modernisation, will continue across the state through 2025.

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Smart meters for prepayment customers lagging in Britain

Smart Energy International

The smart meter rollout for traditional prepayment customers is progressing more slowly than for standard credit customers, Ofgem believes. The letter notes that while the percentage of premises with a smart meter in Great Britain is approximately 60%, this is not the case for prepayment premises. Have you read?

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Smart Metering Solutions testing domestic demand side response solutions

Smart Energy International

Smart Energy Solutions (SMS) has begun laboratory testing of Interoperable Demand Side Response (IDSR) solutions as part of the UK Government’s Flexibility Innovation Programme. Funded by the Government’s £1 billion ($1.3

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Smart metering progresses in Europe but 11 countries have barely started

Smart Energy International

Thirteen of the 27 EU countries have now reported completing their smart metering rollouts with penetration greater than 80% but eleven are lagging far behind. A further four countries, Portugal, Austria, Great Britain and Ireland, are progressing their rollouts, with three of them targeting 80% by 2024. Have you read?

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Buildings Carbon Negative Solutions is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products. The startup is participating in Go Build 2023.

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Reaching COP28 energy goals requires real VPP progress in 2024

Smart Energy International

Power grids globally must be upgraded by 2040 to keep the lights on. And while these upgrades will likely cost trillions, virtual power plants (VPPs), writes Autogrid’s Gisela Glandt , can curb these costs to the tune of $10B annually. Making 2024 count – First steps Climate conversations are now mainstream. Have you read?