Your attic insulation is a grid asset
CLEAResult’s Seth Little explains why traditional efficiency measures are still important for cleaning the grid, and how they complement digital solutions.
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CLEAResult’s Seth Little explains why traditional efficiency measures are still important for cleaning the grid, and how they complement digital solutions.
A Jurassic Park clip at an audio-visual store in Indianapolis got Seth Little thinking about smart homes as a teenager in the 1990s. That moment led him to a career in energy efficiency. Today, he’s the director of market development and partnerships at CLEAResult, one of North America’s largest energy efficiency implementation firms.
Seth has a provocative take on the energy transition: attic insulation is a grid-responsive asset. While the industry has been moving toward digital solutions, Seth argues that traditional efficiency measures should complement, not replace, active technologies. Unlike demand response programs that require internet connectivity, a well-insulated attic is always working to reduce peak demand—and it’s often more cost-effective than deploying multiple digital systems.
This week on With Great Power, Seth explains why we need a full set of solutions to achieve grid responsiveness, how high-resolution meter data is changing program design, and why utilities need to do more with customer data.
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