Smart thermostat aggregator Renew Home rebrands as Everyday Electric, acquires EV platform

Everyday Electric (formerly Renew Home) is expanding its residential virtual power plant beyond thermostats with the acquisition of Smartcar, positioning to coordinate household loads including EVs.

First covered Oct 6, 2026 · 10:54 AM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

Smart thermostat aggregator Renew Home rebrands as Everyday Electric, acquires EV platform — Image via latitudemedia.com

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34d Utility Dive Smart thermostat aggregator rebrands, launches ‘whole-home’ virtual power plant — Renew Home is now Everyday Electric. CEO Ben Brown told Utility Dive its flagship Everyday VPP can reduce the need for new centralized generation and mitigate…

35d Latitude Media Renew Home is rebranding as Everyday Electric — The residential VPP company’s new “technology-agnostic” approach is debuting with its acquisition of EV platform Smartcar.

More coverage from around the web

theevreport.com Everyday Electric Acquires Smartcar, Adds EVs to VPP - The EV Report

smartcar.com Smartcar · Car API platform for connected vehicle data

finance.yahoo.com Renew Home Rebrands to Everyday Electric, Prioritizes Savings With a Whole-Home Approach

smartcar.com EU Compatible vehicles · Product · Smartcar

smartcar.com Pricing · Plans to launch and scale · Smartcar

Appeared in: 2026-10-07 (#17) · 2026-10-08 (#15)

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