Nest Labs works with So Cal Edison on home energy efficiency scheme

August 28, 2016 by Harry Horner

(Source: Bloomberg) Alphabet Inc.’s Nest Labs is looking to enlist 50,000 Californians in an effort to conserve power and help alleviate potential energy shortages in the state following a massive gas leak that has restricted supplies. Nest, which supplies digital, wireless thermostats, is partnering with Edison International’s Southern California Edison utility to get households enrolled in a state-established energy conservation program. The company wants to attract enough customers through next summer to shrink total demand by up to 50 megawatts, about as much as a small natural gas-fired plant produces, Ben Bixby, Nest’s director of energy businesses at Nest, said by phone. Read full article…