Today’s Solutions: December 21, 2024

A giant virtual power plant is

A giant virtual power plant is coming to California to avoid blackouts

As energy blackouts become more common in California, a German energy company called Sonnen believes virtual power plants (VPPs) can solve the issue. Rather than rely on utility companies, virtual power plants involve connected sets of solar panels and batteries that produce and store energy Read More...

This experimental housing comp

This experimental housing complex holds the key to a clean, stable grid

In the small town of Basalt, Colorado, a small housing development that was meant to stand as a bulwark against skyrocketing housing prices is now dually serving as a living laboratory for testing advanced power grid technologies. The hope is that, one day, these technologies could turn every home Read More...