We are Renew Home
The problem
Energy demand is rising — and customers are concerned about energy bills
The United States will need an additional 200 GW of capacity by 2030, of which 160 GW could be powered by VPPs.1 Can't picture 160 GW? That equals the total summer peak capacity of California, New York, and Georgia, combined.2
This problem affects everybody, from energy providers who need to meet demand, to people who pay the energy bills.
We're on a mission to accelerate the transition to cleaner and more affordable power by changing how we use energy at home.
Our solution
We've defined a new blueprint for simplifying energy savings
Renew Home is building a home energy management platform that can help millions of homes save and shift their energy use with smart devices, starting with Nest thermostats.
By coordinating nuanced, increasingly personalized adjustments, we created a virtual power plant that will deliver gigawatts of capacity for a more reliable, cleaner energy grid. A win-win for everybody.
The numbers are looking good
50 GW
Our goal for load under management by 2030.
> 5 million
The current number of connected households on the Renew platform across the US, and growing everyday.
40-60%
Less expensive than other generation options like gas peakers and batteries.3
$10 billion
Amount customers in the US could see in savings and incentives by installing smart thermostats and participating in virtual power plants.4
Interested in working at Renew Home?
Meet our leadership team
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to Renew Home, Parag led Business, Strategy and Operations for Nest Renew. During his time at Google, Parag oversaw Nest’s security products, thermostat and energy services, connectivity, and other consumer technologies all with a focus on growth, profitability, and operational excellence.
Chief Technology Officer
Before Renew Home, Cadir was CTO of OhmConnect, overseeing all technical and product development efforts. Previously he served as CTO at Zynga, developing its technology, data, and machine-learning platforms. He also founded and took public Support.com, where he served as CTO.
Vice President, People
With more than 25 years of experience in human resources, Keli Hull currently serves as the Head of People at Renew Home. Her extensive career includes leadership roles at Twilio, Juniper Networks, Maxim Integrated, and Broadcom, where she specialized in global HR strategies, talent management and operational excellence.
Executive Vice President
Previously Cisco was CEO of OhmConnect, where he championed helping households reduce their energy use during peak times. Before OhmConnect, he co-founded Renew Financial to finance clean energy projects. He also worked in local and federal government, including as an appointee during the Clinton Administration to a role at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Chief Product Officer
Prior to joining Renew Home, Jeff served as product lead for home energy and security subscription services at Google Nest, where he helped grow the energy business with products like Nest Renew™ and Rush Hour Rewards. Before Google, he led PG&E’s Customer Energy Solutions Team.
Chief Financial Officer
Before joining Renew Home, David served as CFO for OhmConnect. He’s helped lead startups and Fortune 500s through rapid growth, transformation, and public offerings, including CFO roles at Ripple Foods, Tile, Premier Nutrition Corporation, Satmetrix Systems, Inc., and Art.com.
Chief Architect & VP of Engineering
Prior to joining Renew Home, Steven led Home Energy Intelligence at Google, co-founded Whisker Labs, was a Research Scientist studying energy and buildings at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and received a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences.
Chief Revenue Officer
Before Renew Home, Matt co-founded OhmConnect, and most recently served as President of the company. Prior to OhmConnect, Matt ran the data science division at DataRaker, which was acquired by Oracle. He got his start in the energy industry trading futures for DC Energy.
Chief Strategy Officer
Prior to joining Renew Home, Curtis co-founded OhmConnect. He served as Chief Strategy Officer, building the world’s first market-integrated virtual power plant. He’s focused his career on unlocking the latent power hidden at the intersection of home devices, shifting electricity demand, and consumer behavior.
General Counsel
Before joining Renew Home, Christopher served as lead counsel for the Nest Energy business at Google. Previously, he founded DER Advising, where he worked as a business consultant on strategy, policy, and risk for energy and climate companies. Christopher also held roles at leading law firms.
We're in this for the long haul
Founded by the teams behind Google’s Nest Renew and OhmConnect. Backed by Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP). Collectively, we have decades of in-depth experience in energy markets, renewables, and consumer tech. All to say, this team is more than ready to shape the future of energy management.
As seen in...
As seen in...
- US Department of Energy, ‘Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Virtual Power Plants 2025 Update’ report
- EIA US Electricity Profile 2023, net summer capacity (MW)
- Brattle, ‘Real Reliability: The Value of Virtual Power’, page 5
- Based on $8.8B/year in thermostat energy savings calculated by multiplying the 12% heating and 15% cooling savings from Google Nest 2024 energy savings white paper (pg. 9) by the total heating and cooling costs for the 82M homes with central cooling from EIA RECS 2020 data plus $1.6B/yr in annual VPP payments to the 82M participating homes at $20/year/home. Additional savings from time-of-use rate optimization algorithms not included but could add another $2B/year.