ugh. who cares. Give me features that make my life easier.
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iOS 17 Includes 'Grid Forecast' Feature to Let You Know When 'Cleaner' Energy is Available
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No, what’s actually amazing is that you were so easy to believe this stuff you wrote.
I just knew this post would bring out all the Karen’s.
Thanks to the power companies installing smart meters and now operating at time of use billing it would be fairly easy for Apple to know.
Using GPS and triangulation the iPhone can pinpoint your exact location. That location can be cross referenced with state and federal databases to provide the name of the utility providing that locations power.
Then it is just a matter of accessing one of the many real time databases for information regarding originating power production.
I didn’t say you were not allowed to be against it, I just think it says a lot about you
Agreed. They tried to roll out mandatory smart meters here in Australia and met with fierce resistance. The only thing about 'smart' meters is that they're smart for the energy company; they no longer need to pay people to read the meters, and can charge whatever the hell they like during peak times to try and force people onto less grid onerous times so that they don't need to upgrade their network. Smart meters = happy shareholders not happy customers.
Goes without saying these days. Anything new is feared or killed.
Well am not seeing it here in the uk! am happy for it to stay that way lol
we don’t even get the live voicemail feature!
It’s quite baffling to see so many hostile reactions towards any step a company makes on reducing their footprint, or when they support customers on doing the same. Totally on board to watch out for greenwashing, but this here is legit.
“I’m not doing anything because an African river is polluted” Any idea how ignorant this sounds? Most likely coming from an inhabitant of the world’s second biggest greenhouse gases emitter.
I know everything needs to be a culture war these days in the US, but there is something called science that can explain to you what the anthropogenic greenhouse effect is. Not accepting this as fact is as delusional as being a flat earther. You might not agree with how society tries to address these issues, but it doesn’t make the scientific underpinnings less true.
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In California, they are. Energy sources are compiled by the Independent System Operator and live charts are published here as load increases leading up to the high temperature for the day, power generation in excess of hydro/wind/solar is met by natural gas, emitting CO2.
I see it less of a tool for charging your phone as for running more hungry appliances during peak load. But time-of-use rates penalize that anyway. And I have no idea if other regions have this sort of data available.
This isn't for iPhone charging. That feature came out like 6 months ago, and you already are using it unless you specifically turned it off.
Humans thrive on food. If I made you eat 1 ton of steak in an hour would you be looking good afterwards?
Likely true. However, it could still be used for good things in the future, Like smart washers/dryers, EV chargers, and water heaters that wait for clean energy. (Before anyone asks, your water heater can be off for hours before the water gets cold. It could skip a couple hours that don't have clean energy and you wouldn't notice unless you use the entire tank every time you use hot water.)
Why don't you go there and ask them, if you really want to know?
You can report back. You know, to save on the carbon emissions.
The USA pollutes far more per capita
This is already being done where I live, and people get mid-cycle billing updates showing how much energy they're using at which time, and how much it costs, and what to do to lower energy usage for the rest of the cycle. It's very useful.
No, you would expect the computer you’re holding to call the API routinely to check the live rates.
The sooner we exit fossil fuel grids the better. Sunshine and wind is free, and there's enough wind to power a whole town in some of these replies 
yeah cuz up to 20 watts charging is somehow gonna make a difference.
I charge my phone during the lowest cost timeframe on my electric company TOU rate sheet, which is overnight.
I charge my phone during the lowest cost timeframe on my electric company TOU rate sheet, which is overnight.
I actually don’t mind this. I had turned off clean charging because I didn’t even think it was available in my area. Apparently it is and it’s during the middle of the night when I’m charging my phone anyway so why not, l’ll turn it back on and give it a shot.
I love the phones , I will buy the 15 max pro.
But Carbon neutral is a scam ... they buy credits from non polluters... its all to virtue signal.
If they were serious they would not manufacture in China.
But Carbon neutral is a scam ... they buy credits from non polluters... its all to virtue signal.
If they were serious they would not manufacture in China.