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].

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.

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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.

Posted December 3, 2024

Calgary, Alberta - (November 27, 2024) - Eguana Technologies Inc. (TSXV: EGT) (“Eguana” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high-performance energy storage systems, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the supplier in a pilot offer with 200 customers, for the installation of a megawatt of its Evolve LFP energy storage system with BC Hydro, a Western Canadian utility. BC Hydro has recruited over two thirds of the customers, with eight Eguana-trained electrical contractors engaged and ready to install the first units this year and targeting all installation to be completed by spring 2025.

The systems will be deployed in customer homes, within the utility service territory and have the primary objective of strengthening the local electricity grid, while reducing system peak loads. Battery charge and discharge functions will be controlled using Eguana's Exchange fleet control software module, a pillar of the Eguana Cloud platform, responding to dispatch signals from the utility's DERMS solution provider, Uplight, a clean energy technology company that enables utilities and power providers to conserve, deploy, and manage energy resources.

"This project is a bellwether for the industry," said Brent Harris, CCO of Eguana. "It will greatly enhance existing Virtual Power Plant programs that were built by aggregating customer-owned assets like smart thermostats and EV chargers, by allowing faster deployment of significant energy storage assets, providing reliable curtailment and management of devices. We believe utility engagement, provision of resiliency services to customers, and ancillary services to the system operator through advanced fleet management, will become the accelerated path for distributed energy storage and VPP deployments throughout North America."

A Virtual Power Plant, or VPP, provides Megawatt level demand response resources to utilities by networking and dispatching hundreds of smaller, behind-the-meter resources in unison.  Eguana’s products deliver traditional VPP functionality, along with additional advanced feeder management capabilities. These advanced features become especially valuable where a high capacity is installed on single feeder lines.

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