energy management
ESG and shareholder activism: A tsunami is coming to Silicon Valley
With the increase in attention on ESG issues over the past few years, it’s easy for companies to assume that we’ve reached the crest of the ESG wave. However, we are only at the early stages.
Plume raises $300M as it passes 1.2B devices in 35M homes using its smart Wi-Fi service
Plume — a communications startup that partners with carriers to provide smart mesh Wi-Fi to improve broadband connectivity in homes, and then offers other smart home services on top of that netw
How to meet the demand of EV infrastructure and maintain a stable grid
A combination of a new blueprint for managing energy on the grid plus behavior change is needed.
New York’s David Energy has raised $4.1 million to ‘build the Standard Oil of renewable energy’
“We intend to build the Standard Oil of renewable energy,” said James McGinniss, the co-founder and chief executive of David Energy, in a statement announcing the company’s new $19 million s
Digital electricity supplier Tibber closes $65M Series B led by Eight Roads, Balderton
Tibber, a “digital electricity” supplier that uses AI to switch around power for houses based on their predicted levels of consumption, has closed a $65 million Series B round led by Eight
View, the dynamic glass company that raised $1.1 billion from SoftBank in 2018, is laying people off
View, a 13-year-old, Milpitas, Calif.-based company that makes dynamic glass designed to reduce heat and glare as well as lessen eyestrain, has cut an unknown number of employees, including at a plant
At CES, Schneider Electric unveils its own upgrade to the traditional fusebox
As renewable energy and energy efficiency continue to make gains among cost-conscious consumers, more companies are looking at ways to give customers better ways to manage the electricity coming into
Electric vehicle charging software EV Connect raises $12 million
EV Connect, the Los Angeles-based company that sells software to manage electric vehicle charging, has raised $12 million in a Series B round led by investors Mitsui & Co. and Ecosystem Integrity
The man behind Tesla’s Powerwall is now pitching an all-in-one power management system for homes
Arch Rao, the former head of product at Tesla who was behind the company’s Powerwall home energy storage is system, is back with a new company pitching energy management and efficiency for homes
Founders Fund invests in Tibber, a Norwegian AI to smartly manage energy
You probably have one electricity supplier for your house. But these days the average household could probably buy from several such companies; it just can’t easily access the marketplace of pos
EnergyHub Launches Energy Management System For Consumers
Today, <a href="http://www.energyhub.com/">EnergyHub</a> launched its new, comprehensive, in-home energy management system for U.S. consumers. The system includes the <a href="http://www.energyhub.c
Survey: 36% Of U.S. Adults "Not Concerned" With Electronics Power Consumption
<img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tc-powerplant-cc-blatantworld.jpg" class="shot2"></img> Adults in the U.S. could use a little more education on economics and physics, it se
Scientific Conservation Raises $15.6 Million To Help Cut Energy Waste In Commercial Buildings
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Scientific Conservation Inc. (SCI) — a San Francisco company that makes software to diagnose and help
Smart Energy Consultancy, Gridpoint, Raises Another $23.6 Million
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