Slides from my API World Talk

APIs: An Unlikely Weapon against Climate Change and Blackouts

Climate change is pushing power grids to the brink of collapse in California, Texas and around the world. APIs have emerged as an unlikely weapon for utility companies to prevent blackouts and increase grid reliability by influencing residential energy demand with smart thermostat technology.

Join ecobee’s Senior Developer Advocate, Amrit Sharma, for a behind-the-scenes look at how a utility mitigates the strain on the electric grid on a hot summer day with APIs, and a walk-through of the thoughtful DX considerations, like incorporating multimedia into API docs, having intuitive error messages, and, yes, occasionally doing things that don’t scale, that make the API a delightful experience.