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On September 2, 2026, a University of Iowa research summary detailed findings from 219 hybrid employees: their energy varied about 33% less on home days than on office days, while their overall energy did not increase. The steadier pattern was associated with better progress toward daily work goals.

Fifteen years ago, energy products were sold weeks or months in advance. Today, the energy system has changed drastically. “We moved from weekly products to daily, to 15-minute products, and now down to second-based settlements,” explains Philipp Cüppers, Head of Data Innovation at Vattenfall Hydro Germany.

During my garden leave before joining Sequoia, I kept thinking about Form Energy. During my family vacations, I’d tell my siblings about Form Energy. For me, it was always one of these companies that represented what venture capital was all about: a phenomenal team of entrepreneurs pursuing a world-changing idea that, if successful, could scale…

The administration of US President Donald Trump this week declared a national emergency that allows it to restrict the use of certain foreign equipment in the US electricity grid. The White House justified the move by citing an “unusual and extraordinary foreign threat” posed by equipment used in transmission systems. The European Union has also moved…