Apple’s smart home app can now tell you when you’re using clean energy
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge - All Posts on (#6EPXM)
Grid Forecast is a new feature in the Apple Home app that tells you when your power grid has cleaner energy available. | Image: Apple Apple's iPhone 15 launch event had a big focus on the company's move toward carbon neutrality, but it also introduced a new smart home feature that can help you leave a lighter footprint on the planet.
Arriving with iOS 17, Grid Forecast is a new tool in the Apple Home app that shows you when your electrical grid has relatively clean or less clean energy sources available. This could help you decide when to run your tumble dryer or charge your EV to take advantage of cleaner" energy when you have higher consumption.
Grid Forecast is available in the Home app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch devices running this fall's soon-to-be-released updates, with iOS 17 set for a public launch on September 18th. It is also available as an...