Subtle shifts in residential power usage could help lower demand at peak times JazK2/Shutterstock
Energy-saving networks called 鈥渧irtual power plants鈥 are linking batteries, solar panels and smart devices in a growing number of homes across the US 鈥 but they face obstacles to reliably reducing electricity demand.
鈥淵ou can create this massive resource that is really valuable to the grid,鈥 says at Renew Home, a new company that plans to switch on what it says will be the largest such residential network in North America later this year. The firm is a merger between Google鈥檚 smart home device…
