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Household appliances (heating and cooling systems, refrigerators, electronics, hair dryers) account for 60 to 90 percent of the residential electricity consumption in the U.S., depending on whose reports you read. More and more of those appliances are becoming “grid-aware” and gaining the ability to monitor and report their own usage and to increase or decrease their electricity usage by remote command.
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Numerous surveys have said smart grid hasn't caught on with most people. So, how do you get them to change their minds and see the benefits? For People Power CEO Gene Wang the answer is give them something they will fall in love with and use every day – and he thinks the smart home market could be the place to do it.
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Ford Motor Company has teamed with a major homebuilder to showcase EVs, solar power systems and smart appliances at a net zero model home in San Marcos, California. Net zero homes aren't a new concept, but the day a substantial number of homes have both solar and EVs will be yet another game-changer for utilities. Find out why.
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In the first phase of its life, Nest Labs used its highly successful thermostat's learning capabilities to adapt to customer preferences. Click to read about the company's latest move, which is to roll out a suite of features and programs of value to utilities.
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The demand response business model is broken, and until it's fixed residential DR will be nothing more than a pipe dream. That's the opinion of Sentec CEO Mark England, who proposes a solution he thinks could motivate consumers and appliance manufacturers. See if you agree.
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There's a little problem with home energy management products: Since manufacturers don't use a common form of communication there's no guarantee devices from different makers will be interoperable or that there will be interoperability between the products and the grid. The EISA is trying to do something about it.
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From Turkey's smart grid spending plans (and what they could mean for U.S. companies) to tumbling renewable prices in Australia (and what they could mean for coal plants) we're taking a quick look at some interesting new developments near and far.
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The smart appliances market has been forecast to grow from $613 million in 2012 to a startling $34.9 billion in 2020. Sorry, but we don't see it that way, at least not yet. Find out why.
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One of the many things high on the smart grid wish list is grid-connected homes and businesses capable of responding to changing grid conditions, but that wish begs the question: How do we provide that level of grid connectivity in a time of constant innovation and competing standards? A new standard from the Consumer Electronics Association may well answer that question.
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Honeywell and Opower have released a new technology they say will help utilities draw more homeowners to voluntary programs designed to cut energy use. Right now they're testing it in a trial with PG&E in California.
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Venture capital funding in smart grid kicked off slowly in 2012, but the dollars were significantly more than in 2011. But mergers and acquisitions last year were a different story: 23 M&A transactions for three times the dollar amount recorded for 2011, according to Mercom Capital Group.
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Tendril and Hitachi have teamed up on a different approach to home energy management: including the technology in set-top boxes. The companies say their innovation is an economical alternative to special purpose gateways and specialized hardware, and we think it's a step in the right direction.
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We've often said that consumers may want control over their energy, but they want it "cruise control" - set it and forget it simplicity. So we were encouraged to hear about an energy startup with this very philosophy at heart.
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The race for energy apps continues this week as Tendril, BMW and AT&T co-sponsor a 'hackathon' focusing on application development around the intersection of electric vehicles, mobility services, sustainability and the connected smart home.
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A residential energy management product developer has teamed up with Southern Cal Edison to sell its power monitoring unit equipped with Zigbee wireless connectivity directly to consumers through local big box stores. Will it catch on?
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This IDC Energy Insights report helps electric utilities understand the investment patterns in home energy management (HEM) enabling hardware, software, and services.
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