On the hottest afternoons this summer, when residents across New England cranked their air conditioners, something noteworthy happened. Thousands of internet-connected thermostats, home solar panels and battery systems were called […]

July 2024  HIGHLIGHTS • The possibility of extreme and wide-spread heat waves puts large swaths of the country at elevated risk for insufficient electricity generation to meet demand this summer.  […]

Our electric grid is the “beating heart” of our modern economy and society, so it is vital to ensure it operates smoothly. There are a lot of challenges confronting electric grid […]

In Warming World, Global Heat Deaths Are Grossly Undercounted

“A VPP is comprised of hundreds or thousands of households and businesses that offer the latent potential of their thermostats, electric vehicles (EVs), appliances, batteries, and solar arrays to support […]