Subtle shifts in residential power usage could help lower demand at peak times
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Energy-saving networks called “virtual power plants” are linking batteries, solar panels and smart devices in a growing number of homes across the US – but they face obstacles to reliably reducing electricity demand.
“You can create this massive resource that is really valuable to the grid,” says Ben Brown at Renew Home, a new company that plans to switch on what it says will be the largest such residential network in North America later this year. The firm…
Subtle shifts in residential power usage could help lower demand at peak times
JazK2/Shutterstock
Energy-saving networks called “virtual power plants” are linking batteries, solar panels and smart devices in a growing number of homes across the US – but they face obstacles to reliably reducing electricity demand.
“You can create this massive resource that is really valuable to the grid,” says Ben Brown at Renew Home, a new company that plans to switch on what it says will be the largest such residential network in North America later this year. The firm…