Washington State once again leads the pack into our energy future with the innovative energy efficiency concept called “Demand Response.” Generally, when electricity demand rises in an area, we just ...

With increasingly hot summers, energy companies are having difficulty meeting demand, and the threat of blackouts looms ever closer. Energy companies and utility commissions are going to have to ...

Demand response (DR) has emerged as a critical component of modern electricity systems, facilitating enhanced grid reliability, improved integration of renewable resources and overall system ...

According to NOAA, 2024 was the hottest year on record. If that sentence gives you déjà vu, that’s only natural: the record has been broken seven times since 2014. The global upward trend in ...

The dual challenges of affordability and growing load demand are putting enormous stress on utilities, communities and households. Demand response, a key part of the solution, is falling short, but ...

A programmable heater control is installed on a radiator on Jan. 16 in Berlin. Senior Correspondent The giant natural gas leak that hit California’s Aliso Canyon reserve in late 2015 led to a massive ...

Google has signed deals with a pair of U.S. utilities, agreeing to reduce power consumption at certain artificial intelligence data centers when high electricity demand is putting the regional power ...

At face value, few would argue the benefits of demand-response (DR) programs. During tight supply and demand conditions, electricity users can reduce energy use for the short term in response to a ...

The electric grid is under a lot of pressure these days. New data centers are escalating load growth, and record heat waves mean there is more electricity demand for air conditioning. Data centers are ...

Sure, the Nest Learning Thermostat is smart, user-friendly, and downright sexy, but at $249, it’s more a luxury item than a mass-market appliance. Indeed, Nest thermostats are highlighted in upscale ...