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Canada’s power grid is pretty clean. Here’s why it needs to be cleaner

Clean Energy Canada

It includes the people who make our homes waste less energy: insulators and HVAC operators. to build an international network of national, provincial, state and city governments — the Powering Past Coal Alliance — that recognize the need to shift away from coal power. Making renewables preferable to natural gas.

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Sustainability alliance upgrades energy infrastructure in Solano County

Smart Energy International

It also provides emergency generators, county-wide LED lighting retrofits, essential HVAC equipment replacements, and 54 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at six locations. “Solano County currently relies heavily on the power grid, and our rates went up eight percent this year,” added Greve.

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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

However, it is crucial that new AI use cases do not introduce new risks to the grid, the report states. Thus AI models for grid applications should be rigorously validated as well as scalable in performance and adherent to power grid governance standards. Have you read?

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The retrofitting strategy behind Sonoma Clean Power's all-electric headquarters

Business Green

The building's gas line was removed due to new equipment specifications. Using a microgrid controller and WattTime software that can track grid emissions and identify times of peak demand or high carbon intensity the building can also place power back onto the grid to reduce its dependency on fossil fuel power plants.

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

GreenBiz

Even without extreme weather events, the power grid needs love. The grid was largely built in the 1950s and 1960s with a 35- to 80-year life expectancy , meaning much of it should have been retired and replaced by now. All-electric HVAC systems are more efficient. Society of Civil Engineers’ quadrennial report card. .

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Buyer’s Guide for Sustainable Home Products

Green Business Bureau

Using remote sensors to detect temperature imbalances, smart thermostats can achieve an even heating and cooling throughout your home as well as turn off the HVAC when you’re away, saving on energy and money. AC solar air conditioners are designed to work with your home’s existing power grid but require an inverter.