Monthly Archives: January 2014

Costs For Small Scale Battery Storage To Drop

Costs of small scale batteries are dropping at a spectacular rate. One of many articles providing insight in this solar panel type boom. http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/16/costs-small-scale-battery-storage-drop/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IM-cleantechnica+%28CleanTechnica%29

Why did Google acquire Nest? Article from Slate

An interesting article on Googles longer term view on how home appliances might someday work together. Gathering information in a smart grid at home, optimizing energy usage http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/01/14/google_nest_acquisition_internet_of_things_is_next_frontier_for_data_machine.html