New Energy Dynamics Call for New Solutions at Home
You’re leaving on vacation, an hour into your drive, and it suddenly hits you: did you forget to turn off the stove? Years ago, you would have had to go back to check. But not today. Thanks to the advent of smart technology, you can determine the status of your home’s devices in seconds, right from your phone. Digitization is changing the way we interact with our homes. It’s now possible to see where our energy comes from, how we access it, how much we’ve used, and how much it’s costing us. In addition, linear plant-to-plug energy distribution is giving way to multi-source and decentralized networks. It’s a major paradigm shift, and it can get complicated. Consider these developments: Solar power is growing rapidly as a new source of energy in addition to utility-generated energy, especially in the United States, Germany, and Australia. More than 1.2 million homes in California are solar panel-equipped; 1 after code changes in 2020, all new homes will have solar capability. 2 ...