Latest PLMA Member News | The Voice of Load Management Professionals

If you would like to submit an item to include on the PLMA Member News page, please email it, along with a short description, to [email protected]

#   #   #



Edo Wins Clean Energy Award from the Clean & Prosperous Institute for Innovation in Virtual Power Plants

edo


Posted January 10, 2025

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, January 2025 —Edo, a leader in energy efficiency and demand flexibility solutions, is honored to receive the prestigious David and Patricia Giuliani Clean Energy Entrepreneur Award. The recognition, presented at the Clean & Prosperous Institute’s 7th Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum, highlights Edo’s efforts in transforming commercial buildings into virtual power plants (VPPs).

The event brought together industry leaders, state officials, and innovative companies to discuss the future of clean energy in Washington State. The forum featured keynotes from influential policymakers, including State Senator Joe Nguyen and Governor-Elect Ferguson’s nominee for Director of the Department of Commerce, as well as representatives from companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Rivian.

“We are deeply grateful to the Clean & Prosperous Institute for this recognition,” said Hendrik Van Hemert, Managing Director at Edo. “This award reflects our commitment to not just improving energy efficiency but also driving long-term, equitable economic development. We are proud to play a role in the clean energy transition and look forward to continuing our work with utilities, building owners, and other stakeholders to create sustainable, grid-interactive solutions.”

“There was stiff competition for our coveted Giuliani Award. However, Edo rose to the top for its demonstration of the power of collaboration to achieve energy efficiency—an approach that echoes the entrepreneurial ethos of the award’s namesake, David Giuliani,” says Michael Mann, Executive Director of the Clean & Prosperous Institute. “We wanted to recognize this innovation as we all work toward a decarbonized future. Congratulations to Edo!”

Edo’s AI-driven platform aggregates and optimizes buildings and distributed energy resources (DERs), contributing to grid stability, energy savings, and a decarbonized future. The award underscores the company’s impactful role in advancing clean energy through its innovative approach to enhance grid reliability and reduce carbon emissions.

CLICK HERE to read the full press release. 

 

Lumin Unveils All-in-One Solution for Home Electrification and Energy Management

Lumin

Lumin’s Panel Guard technology delivers a smarter, more comprehensive alternative to a service upgrade for homeowners looking to electrify.

Posted December 17, 2024

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, UNITED STATES, December 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Lumin®, a leader in smart energy management, today announced the early-access release of its latest innovation, Panel Guard. Designed to meet the increasing demand for an electrified lifestyle, Panel Guard marries intelligent energy management with the circuit-level visibility and control offered by the Lumin Smart Panel. By dynamically managing loads to stay within the home’s electrical limits, it eliminates the need for costly panel replacements or utility service upgrades when adding any high-demand appliances, like electric vehicle chargers, electric water heaters and heat pumps. The accompanying Lumin Energy app empowers homeowners to better understand and optimize their energy consumption, helping them avoid peak rates.

Recent studies estimate that up to 48 million homeowners may face costly electrical panel and utility service upgrades to electrify their homes. Lumin’s Panel Guard technology addresses this challenge by dynamically managing all major home loads, ensuring that energy-intensive appliances like electric water heaters and induction stoves can be seamlessly integrated—without expensive infrastructure upgrades. By prioritizing on-demand appliance use, Panel Guard enables homeowners to electrify their homes comfortably and efficiently.

The retrofit-ready platform pairs seamlessly with any existing service panel, ensuring universal compatibility in every home. Additionally, the new Lumin Energy app, redesigned from the ground up with homeowners in mind, enhances the electrification experience with intuitive features that deliver energy transparency and control:

- Control individual circuits on demand for greater freedom and flexibility.
- Schedule circuits to optimize energy consumption around peak hours.
- Access real-time and historical energy data for energy-saving insights.

“The Lumin Smart Panel equipped with Panel Guard offers an all-in-one solution to the biggest challenges of home electrification,” said Kelly Warner, CEO of Lumin. “By blending intelligent, automated energy management with intuitive features, we empower homeowners to electrify their homes without limits—ensuring comfort, visibility and complete energy control.”

CLICK HERE to read the full press release. 

 

Sonoma Clean Power Job Opportunity: Capital Projects Engineer - Electrical

Sonoma Clean Power

Are you ready to lead the charge in shaping the future of local clean energy? Join Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) as the Capital Projects Engineer!

Posted December 12, 2024

SCP is on the lookout for an experienced, licensed, Engineer to play a key role in delivering on our Mission to turn the tide on the climate crisis, through bold ideas and practical programs. As the community-owned electricity provider for Sonoma and Mendocino counties, SCP is at the forefront of California's clean power transition, and we need an innovative thinker like you to join our team!

About Sonoma Clean Power (SCP)
SCP is not just an electricity provider; we are a catalyst for change. We procure electricity from clean, renewable sources including solar, wind and geothermal. Our commitment to clean energy has made us a leader in the industry, and we've been providing an optional 100% local renewable source since 2014.

Summary Description
As our Engineer, you'll perform planning, design, construction and ongoing operation of major and or capital improvements, including office buildings, parking facilities, energy production facilities, electrical energy storage facilities, micro grids, infrastructure projects with large or complex funding mechanisms, budgets and timelines, and numerous technical elements to be integrated. Assignments range from modification and retrofitting of existing facilities to project design to new construction and operation. The Capital Projects Engineer will manage consultant teams associated with large, multi-year projects and programs.

The ideal candidate will have strong skills in engineering, construction management, contract management, technical and financial aspects of electric energy production and distribution, and electricity grid interconnection. B.S. in electrical engineering and valid registration as an Electrical Engineer in the State of California required.

Visit www.sonomacleanpower.org to learn more about SCP.
To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and references as a single PDF to: [email protected].

 

EnergyHub Acquires Finland-Based Kapacity.io to Accelerate Demand-Side Flexibility in Europe

EnergyHub

Acquisition brings EnergyHub’s experience building North America’s largest residential virtual power plants to global markets

Posted December 10, 2024

NEW YORK & HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kapacity.io, a European leader in heat pump optimization and flexibility, has been acquired by EnergyHub, North America's largest provider of residential flexibility solutions. Backed by EnergyHub’s resources and experience, Kapacity.io will continue to focus on expanding partnerships with electricity retailers and heat pump manufacturers to unlock the benefits of residential flexibility for consumers.

EnergyHub’s distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) manages more than 1.5 million distributed energy resources (DERs) across over 100 utility programs in North America. Kapacity.io helps retailers optimize the energy consumption of heat pumps on dynamic tariffs and other flexibility offerings and provides congestion management and grid balancing services to distribution system operators (DSOs) and transmission system operators (TSOs), all while helping customers save money without sacrificing comfort.

“This partnership opens exciting new avenues for our technology,” said Jaakko Rauhala, co-founder and CEO at Kapacity.io. “With EnergyHub’s support, we’re poised to grow our capabilities, broaden our partnerships across Europe, and deliver a better customer experience while contributing to a more efficient, decarbonized power grid.”

Combining Kapacity.io’s expertise in European markets with EnergyHub’s track record building North America’s largest residential flexibility programs will unlock new opportunities for managing multiple device types—including electric vehicles, behind-the-meter battery storage, thermostats, and more—to deliver critical grid services across Europe.

“Acquiring Kapacity.io will enable EnergyHub’s plan to grow VPPs outside North America,” said Seth Frader-Thompson, CEO at EnergyHub. "Kapacity.io’s team brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help us expand into Europe and scale the benefits of DER flexibility globally.”

EnergyHub is an independent subsidiary of Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM), the leading platform for the intelligently connected property.

CLICK HERE to read the full press release.

 

Edo Signs The Climate Change Pledge, Commits to Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2040 or Sooner

Edo

Edo accelerates its sustainability efforts toward achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

Posted December 6, 2024

SEATTLE, WA – Edo, a leading provider of innovative demand flexibility solutions, today announced that it has officially signed The Climate Pledge. This commitment reinforces Edo’s dedication to sustainability and its ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions through advanced energy management technologies.

The Climate Pledge is a global initiative co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism, which challenges businesses to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s 2050 target. As a signatory, Edo is taking another important step toward accelerating the global transition to a low-carbon economy by integrating sustainability across its operations and solutions.

“We are driven by a powerful mission to address the climate crisis. Businesses globally, across sectors, have a role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. That is why we have joined The Climate Pledge and committed to reaching net-zero carbon by 2040,” says Courtney Blodgett, Co-Founder and Director of Strategy at Edo. “Edo is proud to join The Climate Pledge to reinforce our commitment to sustainability and join a community that will share knowledge, ideas, and best practices. Together, we can take collective action to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040 and save the planet for future generations.”

As a signatory of The Climate Pledge, Edo will:

  • Measure and Report Emissions: Regular tracking and transparent reporting of Edo’s greenhouse gas emissions, leveraging innovative technologies like virtual power plants and machine learning models.
  • Implement Decarbonization Strategies: Providing demand flexibility solutions, reducing energy consumption, increasing renewable energy adoption, and advancing technologies that reduce carbon emissions across Edo’s clients and operations.
  • Achieve Net-Zero Carbon by 2040: Neutralizing any remaining emissions with verifiable, permanent, and socially beneficial carbon offsets, ensuring Edo meets its net-zero carbon target by 2040.

Edo’s commitment to sustainability is demonstrated through achievements such as significantly reducing energy use intensity (EUI) and achieving energy reductions in commercial buildings through cost-effective efficiency measures. Additionally, Edo’s solutions have enabled schools and other facilities to shift substantial peak loads during demand response events, directly supporting grid reliability and decarbonization goals.

Edo is proud to join a growing community of more than 525 organizations in more than 45 countries committed to environmental responsibility and accelerating the transition to a more sustainable world. Together, these businesses will share knowledge, exchange ideas, and work towards a common goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.

CLICK HERE to read the full press release.

 
<< first < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > last >>

Page 5 of 97