While Nest is widely known as a consumer-focused smart thermostat maker, the startup has quietly been developing services it can offer in conjunction with utilities, which can curb customers’ energy use… Read more »
A startup selling a service that controls consumers’ smart thermostats for utilities has scored a deal for its service to be mass deployed throughout Las Vegas. Read more »
Deregulated energy markets, with companies competing with one another for customers, could be great places to test how technologies and services engage customers. Whether that will lead to energy savings is… Read more »
Deregulated energy markets, with companies competing with one another for customers, could be great places to test technologies and services to get customers engaged with their utilities. Whether that will lead… Read more »
For the first time, power company NRG Energy and its utility Reliant Energy are making a showing at the massive gadget love-fest CES. Why? As Reliant Energy President Jason Few told… Read more »
NRG looks to be trying out a vertical green energy play from generation to consumer, combining its fossil-fuel-based electricity, its wind and solar power, and it’s green consumer strategy. Will it… Read more »
NRG Energy is taking a Texas, deregulated approach to the electric car charging field and going for a privately financed charging network in Houston. The “eVgo” network will offer customers deals… Read more »
I’m wrapping up my visit to Houston for the Texas Electricity Professionals Association’s fall conference, and thought I’d share some more information on the state of electricity competition/deregulation. According to Taff… Read more »
What’s going on in the world of competitive electricity markets? To find out, I’ve come to Houston, where the Texas Electricity Professionals Association is holding its fall conference. TEPA is a… Read more »
Texas is one of the few electricity markets that is competitive. That means it’s ripe for a revolution, which Jason Few, the President of Texas energy retailer Reliant Energy, says will… Read more »