Virtual power plants just got funded! With $4.3B for residential energy flexibility, the Inflation Reduction Act sets the stage for a new way to solve grid problems while increasing clean energy and cutting carbon. recurve.com/blog/virtual-p…

California had its first Flex Alert of 2022 last week. With over 200 MWs on standby, OhmConnect was ready and we performed! But this also about CA’s broken #demandresponse and how we were underutilized and paid 11% per kWh of what Tesla got paid. ohmconnect.com/thought-leader… 1/10

I was excited to see the PG&E/Tesla’s VPP program provide ~18MWs at peak and get paid $2 a kWh. But why did OhmConnect customers – with their 250k smart thermostats, smart plugs, EV chargers, and (yes) batteries – get paid 22 cents a kWh? 7/10

Cal ISO official says that rotating blackouts "are a possibility today." Californians need to conserve 2-3 times the power that has been done so far.

During the Labor Day heat wave and grid crisis, OhmConnect and its 200k+ CA members were absolutely to avoiding blackouts. The top line numbers are simply remarkable: reduced peak loads by 1.5 gigawatt hours -- enough to power the entire City of San Francisco for two hours.

This shows 10ks of OhmConnect members reducing use from 5-8pm on 9/6. Large sustained drop for 3 hours! (You can also see the device only dispatches before and after the 3 hour event.) Remember the big statewide "amber alert" emergency text that evening? It was at 5:45pm.

Great thread and article from Jigar Shah on how virtual power plants can now provide a utility-grade alternative to new generation and buildout. We're excited to be a part of this transition!

Wow hope this widely available information about the Nazi origins of adidas doesn’t go viral and cause a massive international boycott in light of their recent silence in the face of violent antisemitism by their partner Kanye West.

Recurve welcomes Sonoma Clean Power to the FLEXmarket platform. We are excited to help ramp up residential flexibility in Sonoma!

One of the most fun and most challenging parts of being a venture investor is how loosely you need to hold almost everything you know about the world. B/c in 5 mins someone can walk in the door and show you how you had it all wrong.

Welcome, EnergyPool! FLEXmarkets pay for peak savings, making load shifting more valuable and lucrative than ever. Learn more about how to become a FLEXmarket provider and get paid to be part of delivering a clean reliable grid. demandflexmarket.com/contact.html

The IRA includes a "modeled performance" provision as part of the Homes Act. It pays for PREDICTED savings to customers. We ran this same program in California, and we learned that it delivered only 21% of predicted electrical savings and 29% for nat gas. Let's learn...

Falcon 9's first stage has landed

Duke Energy customers asked to reduce energy usage to avoid possible disruptions fox19.com/2022/12/24/duk…

The Inflation Reduction Act provides a huge opportunity for the United States to decarbonize its economy at an unprecedented pace. Open-source methods and tools are key to this transition. informationweek.com/sustainability…

A new ComEd study proves customer targeting can increase customer savings by 200% or more and increase peak reductions by 700%! comedemergingtech.com/project/smart-…

Check out the massive increase in peak savings when focusing on the top 25% of high-potential customers (we know who they are in advance).

Nice to see ICP Europe Investor Confidence moving forward! First retrofit financed by CIB earns IREE certification: canadianconsultingengineer.com/?p=1003415813

Energy efficiency can be incredibly valuable — but we do need to measure it properly vox.com/2015/6/26/8849… via Vox

Recurve is proud of our work to prove the effectiveness of customer targeting to improve outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of the ComEd #energyefficiency portfolio and increase peak savings. Check out the report summary: t.ly/M-yK