Take the smart-home platforms on offer from Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and other tech vendors, which can control light bulbs, thermostats, ovens, refrigerators, and a growing roster of other devices. These systems rely on WiFi and broadband connections, and that’s not good enough to let households skip upgrading their electrical panels, Rao pointed out. The latest … Continue reading “Span’s new smart electrical panel can plug right into utility meters”
After decades of stagnation, the U.S. is beginning to see new growth in domestic manufacturing, driven by investments in breakthrough industrial technologies in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These two ambitious pieces of legislation — aiming to help companies cut their pollution, boost their competitiveness, and create jobs — are already … Continue reading “Five smart policies can turbocharge clean US manufacturing”
Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán on Pexels.com Georgia utility Southern Company is teaming up with Georgia Tech and Smart Wires to roll out a US Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project aimed at boosting Georgia’s electric grid. The initiative, which kicks off in 2025, will bring advanced power flow control (APFC) and dynamic line rating (DLR) … Continue reading “Georgia Tech and Smart Wires to upgrade Georgia’s grid with grid-enhancing tech”
Student transportation provider First Student is working with New York electric utility Con Edison to demonstrate a Smart Energy Hub that will support the electrification of school buses in Brooklyn. First Student has around 2,000 electric school buses under contract in school districts across the US, and more than 360 EVs deployed. The Brooklyn project … Continue reading “First Student and Con Edison demonstrate electric school bus V2X Smart Energy Hub in Brooklyn”
Does every new version of a car have to be bigger than the one before it? Smart seems to think the answer is, “Yes!” And it’s launched a new, five-passenger electric crossover in Australia that it thinks will be able to take the fight to Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. Smart arrived on the automotive scene … Continue reading “Smart car returns as a mid-size electric crossover”
Part of positive EV ownership is having a convenient home charging solution. While public charging stations are great for travel, home charging is both a time and cost savings. The NeoCharge Smart Splitter has been key for making home EV charging smooth for me. Adding a second 240V outlet to my house as a renter … Continue reading “This smart splitter solved my EV home charging needs without costly electrical work”
Amazon Prime Day deals are officially rolling in! The two-day savings event has begun, bringing with it some of the absolute best Green Deals of the year – we’ve already seen numerous early deals having already dropped, while those same deals and new ones alike will continue pouring in over the next 48-hour period. We’ve … Continue reading “Prime Day Green Deals: EVs, power stations, tools, smart devices, appliances, more”
