Earth2Tech has been closely following the flurry of activity in the home energy management arena in recent months, of which Energy Information Displays (EIDs) are a key component. Product offerings in this burgeoning space range from robust home automation and control systems from companies like Agilewaves and Tendril Networks to the high-profile announcements by Google and Microsoft that they will launch web dashboards to enable better consumer management of home energy usage. Other vendors actively pursuing this opportunity include Control4, Energate, EnergyHub, Greenbox Technology, GridPoint, and Onzo.
Pike Research recently conducted a survey of 1,041 consumers to gauge interest in, and willingness to pay for, EIDs and related services. The full results are detailed in our GigaOM Pro report, “Home Energy Management: Consumer Attitudes and Preferences” (subscription required). The survey found that consumer interest in EIDs is strong: 52 percent stated that they would be “extremely” or “very” interested. Of these interested parties, nearly half said that they would prefer to take an active role in monitoring and controlling their home’s energy usage settings on a regular basis. Even more telling, 66 percent of respondents expressed a willingness to pay for EID functionality, either in the form of a one-time purchase or on a subscription basis.
via Energy Information Displays: Moving to a Free Model? | Reuters.
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