Every new year brings the promise of being one step closer to a futuristic home. Nowhere is that dream more alive than at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Like last year, the offerings at this year’s CES show the evolution of the connected home, where convenience, money savings, security and the elusive cool Continue reading →
The east central Canadian province of Ontario will likely become the country’s first to adopt the Green Button program, a consumer energy savings initiative first developed in the U.S. late last year and given the White House stamp of approval in March of this year. via Smart Grid: Green Button initiative spreads to Ontario.
From two days down to two minutes – that’s the estimated time the Guam Power Authority expects to save for several of its services through its smart meters and Smart Grid program. In the midst of its first phase for the deployment of its smart grid meter program, the utility agency earlier this month launched Continue reading →
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has completed a project using REGEN Energy’s Swarm Energy Management demand response solution that showed peak reduction capabilities that translated into energy and bill savings for customers and peak load savings for SMUD. via www.metering.com | SMUD demand response pilot demonstrates energy savings.
Capstone Turbine Corp (Nasdaq:CPST), a leading manufacturer of microturbines, has launched an iPad app that promotes the company and also serves as a unique tool that clarifies savings available through renewable energy. “Capstone World 2.0″ allows anyone around the world to – with just a few quick keystrokes on an iPad – to determine the potential savings in Continue reading →
When people talk about about energy efficiency, it usually involves using less or upgrading to more efficient equipment, from industrial motors to televisions. But there is a missed opportunity for far more savings, according to a new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The study focuses on intelligent efficiency, which the authors Continue reading →
There are nearly 410,000 apartment and condominium units in Ontario that could be—but aren’t—individually monitored for their electricity consumption. Instead, the buildings in which they’re located engage in “bulk” billing, meaning a single bill is issued for an entire building. The amount on that bill is equally divided by the number of individual residential units Continue reading →
EnerNOC, Inc. ENOC -4.45% , a leading provider of energy management applications and services, today announced that it has achieved more than $500 million in estimated savings to date for its commercial, institutional, and industrial (C&I) customers through its demand response, energy efficiency, and energy supply procurement solutions. EnerNOC works closely with more than 4,900 Continue reading →
“This ends up being a net benefit of about $3,500 for every resident in the county,” she said. It’s important to remember that the original goal was for Smart Grid technology to reduce the impact of power outages in our community, Dwyer also said. Leaders estimate that the Smart Grid technology means 40 percent less Continue reading →
Residential smart grid projects have resulted in energy savings of up to 19.5 percent, and produce average savings of 3.8 percent, according to research by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Recent smart grid policy initiatives in the United States and the EU have led to large-scale research projects investigating the use of real-time feedback Continue reading →
Home energy management systems and smart thermostats feature a lot of programmable settings that allow users and their utilities to maximize energy savings. Usually these are based on a consumer’s schedule or times of peak energy demand for the utility; but what if a thermostat could pre-program itself based on weather forecasts to optimize both Continue reading →
The results are in from San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) Biggest Energy Saver campaign in California, which utilized the Tendril Connect (TM) cloud platform, Tendril in-home smart devices, and a social media gaming application developed by Simple Energy integrated on the Tendril platform. The winner of the Biggest Energy Saver campaign, Erica Faunce of Continue reading →
Dear Editor, It is obvious many people do not really understand BC Hydro Smart Meter Program and the recent changes to property values under the BC Assessment Authority. Smart meters are expensive to install, but over time will pay for themselves and offer savings to BC Hydro customers. There will be no more need for Continue reading →
In an effort to help customers “demystify technology,” Best Buy is the latest company trying to get consumers amped about saving energy in their homes. Earlier this month the electronics giant launched its two-pronged Home Energy Concept. The Concept includes the opening of three pilot programs within stores in Texas, California and Illinois. Special demonstration areas provide a space for Continue reading →
A smart office is one which uses less energy, where wireless sensors placed on workstations and personal computers “talk” to each and relay information about the room back to a computer or base station, which then “tell” individual LED lights installed on the ceiling how much to light up, dim or switch off. Such a Continue reading →
Are you part of the innovator, automate or indifferent crowd? According to a recent J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Smart Energy Consumer Behavioral Segmentation Study, customers’ behaviors toward smart grid technologies can be grouped by the amount of control they want to take over their energy savings. For instance, folks in the ”innovator” segment are people Continue reading →
Jeremy Pettet is saving 18 percent on his electric bill because he used a Chicago-based website, Power2Switch, to find a ComEd competitor offering cheaper rates. Pettet, whose electric bill averages $51 a month, would have saved $109.80 off of his total $610 in 2010 power bills had he had the alternative provider the entire year. Continue reading →
This CNET piece, posted to commemorate Earth Day, doesn’t focus directly on telecommunications and IT. It does make the connection at the end, however. In any case, it’s a worthwhile and interesting piece because it does a great job of illustrating how smart grid can both help the environment and save money for users. The Continue reading →
Energy-efficiency measures in the southern United States could save consumers $41 billion on their energy bills, open 380,000 new jobs, and save 8.6 billion gallons of water over the next 10 years, finds research from Duke University and the Georgia Institute of Technology released today. On average, each dollar invested in energy efficiency over the Continue reading →
About 45 companies and organizations have united in an effort to push for greater national integration of the smart grid, especially as it pertains to business and consumer energy monitoring, pointing to a potential $46 billion in nationwide energy savings. In an open letter to the president, the Climate Group coalition received the support of Continue reading →
