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24 views Source:  Canadian Press DataFile SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost the only power line connecting it to the electrical grid. Rather than rebuilding poles and wires over increasingly dry hillsides, which could raise the risk of equipment igniting catastrophic fires, the nation’s largest utility decided to give Briceburg a self-reliant power system. The stand-alone grid made of solar panels, batteries and a backup generator began operating this month. It's the first of pot...

A Bay Area company has a smartphone app that will connect to anything in your house that sucks up energy and help cut power use while saving you money.

Oakland, San Jose Mayors Urge Residents To Take Part In Energy Savings Challenge; Smart Thermostats Given Away CBS SF Bay Area 3 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS San Francisco OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – The mayors of Oakland and San Jose are among those who have partnered with a startup in an effort to challenge residents to save energy this summer. OhmConnect, based in Oakland, is giving away 100,000 smart home thermostats in advance of the warm summer weather, with the hope of reducing demand on the state’s energy grid. Customers will then allow the company to control the devi...

California Mayors Partner with OhmConnect to Prevent Blackouts This Summer Major Cities Across California Compete to Be an "Energy Saving Superhero" with $50,000 in Scholarship Awards News provided by Share this article OAKLAND, Calif., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  OhmConnect, the leading customer-response program for residential energy use, today announced a neighborly competition, dubbed the OhmConnect City Energy Challenge, where California residents compete against other cities for the coveted title of "Energy Saving Superhero." The winning city will be awarded a total of $50,000 in ed...

Dive Brief: California's electric system is in a better position than it was last summer, when a record-breaking heatwave led to rolling blackouts in the state, but there's still cause for concern, according to a new assessment from the California Independent System Operator. Although forecasted load levels have not significantly changed under normal conditions, CAISO could have a tough time meeting demand this summer thanks to a second year of low hydroelectric energy supplies and the higher possibility of extreme weather events, the report found. CAISO's assessment indicates that additional...