About once per month or so, everyone that has electric service receives a bill from their power company, whether through the mail, email, a website or an app.
If you’re like most people…
Although smart home devices are still relatively new technologies, many of them – such as a Nest thermostat, Ring doorbell, Philips Hue bulb or Amazon Echo smart speaker – have alr…
As the first day of summer approaches, temperatures are heating up around most parts of the country, which means higher power bills for most.
If you’re looking to minimize the increases…
With hot summer weather just around the corner, now is a great time to begin thinking about how you can improve the energy efficiency of your home and prevent sky-high bills.
While some energ…
Over the last few years, electric vehicles (EVs) have gone from a rare sight to common occurrence on American roads. In fact, in 2011, there were only about 10,000 EVs sold in all of the Unite…
Like other areas of society, there has been a data revolution in the energy industry in recent years. In the past, power companies delivered data to customers only in the form of paper bills w…
In the past, most consumers didn’t have many options (if any at all) when it comes to paying for the electricity that they use at home. However, with smart grids in place in many areas o…
Over the last decade, there has been considerable progress in updating our power grids, which until recently had remained largely unchanged since the early days of electric power. Using digita…
A transition has been underway over the last decade or more that’s creating a smarter and cleaner energy ecosystem. This includes innovations around the smart grid, energy efficiency, re…
Almost everything in your home today can be connected to the internet and controlled remotely: your thermostat, refrigerator, TV, thermostat, sprinkler system and doorbell, to name just a few.…