Earth911 Podcast: Sense CEO Mike Phillips on Making the Inflation Reduction Act Work

Earth911 Podcast: Sense CEO Mike Phillips on Making the Inflation Reduction Act Work

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Mike Phillips, CEO of Sense, a developer of home energy monitoring and management devices, discusses the affect of the Inflation Reduction Act on dwelling power and EV charging within the United States. When the $369-billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed in early September, the stage was set for a race to scale back U.S. emissions by 40% in comparison with 2005 ranges. Each of us can play a component, but it surely entails studying learn how to faucet into incentives for EVs, dwelling photo voltaic panels, dwelling power enhancements, and energy-saving appliances. The profile of non-public power use will shift dramatically over the following 20 years, and measurement is important to creating private enhancements. Mike returns to the show to elucidate how he sees our power decisions altering as IRA incentives come into impact.

Mike Phillips, CEO of Sense
Mike Phillips, CEO of Sense, is our visitor on Sustainability in Your Ear.

The $299 Sense monitor tracks how a lot power is consumed by home equipment, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners, and different units. When we final talked with Mike, Sense had simply added the Flex, a model of the sensor that tracks generator output and particular circuits. Since then, they’ve added the Sense Solar machine for monitoring houses with photo voltaic panels. Like the Sense units that concentrate on specialised makes use of, planning to scale back your power carbon footprint requires fascinated with your wants, understanding your native utilities’ incentives, and the potential tax credit for energy-efficient home equipment and EVs unlocked by the Inflation Reduction Act. You can study extra about Sense at sense.com.