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Utilities plus telcos: The case for an arranged marriage

GreenBiz

The notion of power utilities and telecommunications companies combining or working together is not new. Telco plus utility = Energy savings and modernized infrastructure. Cooling existing equipment and adding new sites to cater for 5G wireless networks will add to burgeoning energy costs. Richelle Elberg. That needs to change.

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Will Your EV Keep the Lights on When the Grid Goes Down?

GreenTechMedia

Last month’s preventative power shutoffs in California highlighted the vulnerability of the electricity grid to threats exacerbated by a changing climate. But what about the mobile battery packs carried in the hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles now on the road in California? kilowatt-hour nameplate capacity.

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How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

The Verge: Energy

But that’s not the only clever synergy the smart home company has up its sleeve. The Nest Learning Thermostat may have grabbed all the headlines when it launched in 2011 and kick-started the current home automation trend. These two-in-one sensors monitor motion and contact, as Nest’s now-discontinued Detect sensors did.

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Americans need new incentives to save energy at home as are Expiring

Green Living Guy

A recent national poll was released, showing that incentives will be needed to persuade Americans to make energy-efficient improvements to their homes. Back in 2011, tax incentives that once rewarded Americans for energy-efficient improvements were slashed.

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How critical and emergency services can benefit from battery power

Smart Energy International

As blackouts become more common due to the severity of climate change, sources of continuous battery backup power can be one less headache—and a life-saving advantage—to fire departments and emergency services already faced with rising costs and operational challenges, explains Lance Honea of Swell Energy. are volunteers.

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Steps taken by Government of India in Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings

Econaur

Energy Efficiency in Buildings. With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. In conventional Indian buildings, energy consumption is 200 kWh per sq.

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EcoFlow’s scalable solar generator can power your entire home or just a weekend away

The Verge: Energy

. | Image: EcoFlow The Delta Pro Ultra is EcoFlow’s upgraded answer to US power outages that have been made worse by a surge in extreme weather. It can be configured with up to 16.8kW of total solar input to intelligently offset daily energy costs at home or act as a solar generator to continuously power an off-grid cabin or job site.