Dive Summary:

• Jesse Berst at Smart Grid News looks at a Metering.com article on the value of thermal energy and asks if thermal storage should be taken more seriously.
• The original article looks at a thermal system that stores energy from heating during the night to be reused during the day when rates are higher.
• The technology is estimated to have the potential to save European customers as much as 20% on their energy bills.

From the article:

We call storage the game-changer and we bemoan the high cost of batteries, pumped hydro and other techniques. A story on a new electric "storage heater" introduced in the UK has us wondering why the electric power industry isn't doing more with thermal storage. ...