Thread by @DellAnnaLuca

Interesting!

During ⚡️ usage peaks, "the folks running the electricity grid would rather pay people to use less electricity rather than pay a power plant to turn on."

So this startup pays households to shut down their appliances during peak usage.

ohmconnect.com/how-it-works/w…

Example without the startup:

1) There's an electricity demand surge (too many people use ⚡️ at the same time)

2) The "normal power generation" is not enough.
The electricity company has to spend money to power a second generator (that pollutes more, btw)

3) That's expensive!

Example with the startup:

1) The grid sees high ⚡️ demand

2) The startup messages its users, asking them to shut down their appliances

3) The startup pays them, less than it would have costed to the power plant, and pockets the difference. Everyone wins.

Of course, it's more complicated than I could fit in a couple of tweets. The real business model involves long-term contracts, etc.

But it's a cool innovation that saves money and pollution without requiring large investments.

(but careful not to fragilize the grid)

I don’t think I’m too much off by saying that in 2020, this could have been an intern’s project at the electricity’s company (assuming that the intern knows what are Zapier and Twilio).