Smart energy transition

Reduce peaks, not comfort.

Inertis optimizes energy consumption to flatten the electricity demand curve during winter peaks, while automatically maintaining desired indoor temperatures.

Winter peaks are costly for the grid

In Québec, electricity demand peaks during winter mornings and evenings. To meet demand, Hydro-Québec sometimes has to import energy at high cost — a situation expected to recur more frequently as Québec's energy transition accelerates.

Goal: flatten demand without constraining households.

Total power demand in Québec, winter 2022.
The main curve is from official data. Red peaks illustrate a threshold, set here arbitrarily, beyond which electricity imports would be required.
Source: Hydro-Québec open data.

Limits of current solutions

Constraints for households

Reducing thermostat settings and appliance use during critical hours disrupts daily routines and reduces comfort.

Risk of gaming

Incentives based on a reference consumption level can be gamed to maximize rewards.

Secondary peaks

Pre-heating and return-to-normal create new peaks before and after the targeted period.

Automated demand orchestration

Our algorithm adapts to each home using its own thermal inertia to flatten the aggregated consumption curve.

Comfort preserved: reduced indoor temperature variance.
Minimal lifestyle disruption: inconveniences are significantly reduced thanks to our algorithm's intelligent management.
No secondary peaks: avoids pre-heating and recovery rebounds.
Anti-gaming: optimized operation makes manipulation costly and unattractive.

Total power demand before and after applying our method. The suppression of consumption peaks typically present before and after demand peaks is clearly visible. Each peak's maximum power varies with outdoor temperature (dotted curve), but our method manages it effectively. Use the Adoption slider to observe the impact of adoption rate on these results.

Adoption 100%

During peaks, 80% of homes maintain stable temperatures between 20.5°C and 21.5°C, demonstrating our solution's ability to preserve thermal comfort.

Technological compatibility

The method is compatible with the Hilo ecosystem and connected thermostats already deployed in Québec. No hardware modifications required; integration is done via software update.

Circular thermostat at 21°C — Simple integration, scalable deployment.

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