A TiVO for Electricity?
CNNMoney reports that GridPoint has a device about the size of a filing cabinet which will store power much like a UPS. But instead of going on and off during a power outage, it will pull power down off the grid when it’s cheap and release the energy when it’s expensive, thereby getting the user the best utility rates possible under peak-pricing plans.
Nice run-on!
Best part?
“GridPoint Protect kicks in within about 30 milliseconds, fast enough to prevent a company’s computers or other sensitive devices from crashing.”
Sweet. That’s the best UPS you could have. I have worked places where I would have lost data if I wasn’t already using a docked laptop.
Hat tip to IRA. I first saw it on her blog.
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