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Smart Energy Finances: CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition

Smart Energy International

Centre stage in this week’s Smart Energy Finances is the closing of an acquisition by CPower. The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Other stories of note include RWE’s $6.8

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OhmConnect Raises Infrastructure Funding for 550MW ‘Power Plant’ of Home Demand Flexibility

GreenTechMedia

A $100 million investment in residential demand response is redefining what "infrastructure" can be. More recently, they have ventured into new items, like distributed batteries in commercial real estate, as with Stem and AMS. Home energy modulation as energy infrastructure.

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Why Empty Office Buildings Still Consume Lots of Power During a Global Pandemic

GreenTechMedia

What happens to an office building’s electricity demand when almost everyone who works there is stuck at home? The coronavirus pandemic has forced broad swaths of the economy to shut down, as state after state forced non-essential businesses to close. pecent this year. pecent this year.

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CPower Energy launches demand response programmes to mitigate summer peaks

Smart Energy International

US energy solutions provider CPower Energy has announced four demand response programmes across the country. The demand response programmes will now pay energy users to reduce their energy load during peak usage. Demand Response Initiative (DRI) in Maine. Non-Spinning Reserves in ERCOT.

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

The ROI Of Sustainability in Business. There is general consensus among business leaders and investors that business success today requires a commitment to sustainability. There is company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business. The Business Case for Sustainability Programs.

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Catalyze Aims to Remake Commercial Storage With Backing of Oil Investor EnCap

GreenTechMedia

A new company backed by an experienced oil and gas investor wants to revitalize the choppy commercial storage market. The Energy Transition team at Houston-based EnCap Investments is funding Catalyze, a group that develops, owns and operates distributed energy projects, including storage.

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Finnish hospital revamps vital power distribution

Smart Energy International

A Finnish hospital area has modernised its power distribution tech with ABB-supplied upgrades, including complete protection relay and circuit breaker retrofits, as well as intelligent asset and energy management solutions. We’re well-prepared to face any problems with the power distribution. HUS Meilahti Central Square.