Nest ramps up energy efficiency agenda

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Head of energy Ben Bixby talks to BusinessGreen about Nest's plan to use connected thermostats to transform households into virtual power plants

For many people, the idea of having a fridge that detects when you have run out of milk, or a light that automatically illuminates when you enter a room, feels very far removed from everyday life. But...

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