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Transforming Energy Management: The Rise of Virtual Power Plants

What is a Virtual Power Plant? A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) combines a multitude of small-scale energy resources into a larger, coordinated entity. This aggregation allows for efficient management and control of
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Powerley Announces Groundbreaking 5-Year Agreement with BC Hydro

It isn’t automation scheduling or remote control of the thermostat that is helping us embrace a greener lifestyle – it's insight.
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Unveiling the Real Key to a Greener Home Beyond the Smart Thermostat

It isn’t automation scheduling or remote control of the thermostat that is helping us embrace a greener lifestyle – it's insight.
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Maximizing Solar Energy Generation: Harnessing the Power of Summer

Simply put, more sunlight means more power. During the summer, the days are longer, and the sun is higher in the sky, resulting in more direct and intense sunlight. This higher sunlight
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Understanding the Summer Surge: Why Energy Rates Increase When the Temperature Rises

As the mercury climbs and the sun beats down during the summer months, you may notice a slight spike in your energy bills due to increasing rates and AC use. Have you
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Home with thermostat set to 72 degrees

Myth Buster: Can a Thermostat Setback Save on AC Costs?

To discover the best way to save money on energy this summer, the Data Science team analyzed two hypotheses regarding the AC to find out which delivers the most savings.
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Powerley’s Rate Simulator: Simplify Rate Selection and Empower Consumers

Are Time of Use (TOU) Rates really that hard to understand? For most consumers, the answer is yes. With utility companies introducing new rate types, selecting the best rate based on when
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Empowering Personal Connection with Energy: Powerley’s Innovative Solutions

Recently, during one of our board meetings, a Board Member raised an interesting and thought-provoking question about how Powerley perceives the relationship between people and energy. He used the analogy of food
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Why are Electric Utility Companies Switching to Time-based Pricing?

What is Time-of-Use (TOU) Pricing? Across the globe, electric utilities are introducing new billing structures called, Time-of-Use (TOU) or Time-of-Day (TOD) rates. As the name suggests, the rates vary based on the
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What is Energy Disaggregation and Why does it Matter to Customers?

Knowing what contributes to a household’s energy bill has become more important than ever with rising energy costs, variable electricity rates, and general inflation. Many public utility companies provide customers with an
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Making the Complex Simple

As someone personally invested in Powerley’s mission to create a clean energy future and someone who loves detail; I am constantly monitoring my energy consumption patterns, watching how our behaviors are translating
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Powerley Introduces Powerlync™ – Making Home Energy Management Mainstream

New low-cost plug-and-play energy management device empowers every household with proactive control of their carbon footprint and energy costs Powerley has launched Powerlync, a breakthrough in energy management, packaged in a low-cost
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Tapping Smart Meters to Drive Energy Engagement

Tapping Smart Meters to Drive Energy Engagement

The level of services and benefits that electric companies offer their customers has increased since they began deploying smart meters more than a decade ago. Smart meters provide data that households can
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Breaking the energy burden cycle

Over two-thirds of consumers across the U.S. are concerned about their ability to pay their bills, according to a new study from Transunion. The current crisis continues to amplify the energy burden with 16% of
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Home energy management is a lifeline

Home energy management is a lifeline

The Covid-19 pandemic has created a dilemma for residential electricity customers. They’re spending more time in the safety of their homes, using more electricity than before. Yet, unemployment or underemployment means millions of them
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Proactive & Empowered: Key Trends in Home Energy Management

Proactive & Empowered: Key Trends in Home Energy Management

Home energy management demand is surging, increasing by 57% between March and May as utility customers seek to proactively manage energy.
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