How can I reduce electricity bills from air conditioning?

A small change can yield big results. Reducing thermostat levels by 2 degrees Fahrenheit can cut reduce electricity bills by 10 percent.

What drives energy consumption in cryptocurrency mining?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Computing speed is the essential differentiator in the race to solve cryptocurrency algorithms. More computing speed essentially means more power. "}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4483,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":3,"3":2},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">Computing speed is the essential differentiator in the race to solve cryptocurrency algorithms. More computing speed essentially means more power.

What were the earliest IoT projects?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"One of the original IoT projects, even before the phrase \"internet of things” was coined, was the smart grid. Smart grids are an electricity supply network that use digital communications technology to monitor and react to changes in usage."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4483,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">One of the original IoT projects, even before the phrase “internet of things” was coined, was the smart grid. Smart grids are an electricity supply network that use digital communications technology to monitor and react to changes in usage.

How can technology help create a more sustainable electrical grid?

Tremendous improvements in the reliability, efficiency and cost of power electronics has meant the continued growth of renewable technologies such as wind generation, photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery energy storage systems. Large manufacturers of gas turbines are working hard towards gas turbines that will burn only hydrogen fuel.

Pouyan Pourbeik IEEE Fellow, IEEE Power and Energy Society

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