On the hottest afternoons this summer, thousands of internet-connected thermostats, home solar panels and battery systems helped reduce the strain on the electric grid. These "virtual power plants" may be a key part of the future of electricity.
  • @GalapagonEnglish
    3•22 days ago

    This would be great except my thermostat always offers me rewards for the neighboring power provider instead of my actual provider.

    Granted, I’d prefer to be on that grid like they suggest I already am, but alas it is not possible. I’m not from Massachusetts for the record.