As Californians electrify, can this tech combo prevent grid overload?

Utilities Are — Cautiously! — Learning to Love Startups

Electric utilities aren’t exactly known as innovators. Until recently, that caution seemed perfectly logical — arguably even preferable. If the entity responsible for keeping the lights on and critical services running decides to try out some shiny new tech that fails, heating, cooling, medical equipment, and emergency systems will all trip offline. People could die.“It’s a very conservative culture for all the right reasons,” Pradeep Tagare, a …

As Californians electrify, can this tech combo prevent grid overload?

Lots of Americans are electrifying their cars and homes, enticed by the prospect of lower bills , cleaner air , and less planet-warming pollution . But all that new electric equipment creates a serious challenge: It requires bigger, better infrastructure to manage the increased flow of electrons, from the electrical…