October 26, 2018 Stanford University, Google and SunTech Drive have partnered to research, develop and pilot energy internet of things technology. Funded by the US Department of Energy under the Networks of Distributed Energy Systems initiative, the project aims to coordinate and control consumer loads and distributed energy resources. SunTech Drive’s speed motor controllers […]
October 23, 2018 The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has issued a new whitepaper examining rural energy efficiency programmes. ACEEE defines rurals as communities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants. The paper highlights unique energy needs that make it challenging for rural utilities, state energy offices, and other programme implementers to deliver energy efficiency to […]
October 18, 2018 Exelon utility companies (Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco) are committed to helping their customers save energy and have been key innovators and collaborators in reaching a 20TWh efficiency milestone. As part of their comprehensive business intelligence and data analytics strategy, the company is driving consumer engagement and conservation […]
October 10, 2018 Market research firm Parks Associates estimates some 6 million smart plugs will be sold in the US by 2023, to register sales revenue of $200 million. The firm’s Smart Home Tracker reveals that: 23% of consumers who do not intend to purchase a smart home device cite security and privacy concerns as […]
September 27, 2018 Smart meters are helping to transform the electric grid, but the enormous amounts of data generated by the technology could be better leveraged by utilities in order to provide more customized energy solutions for customers. © Shutterstock The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) asked 1,698 U.S. consumers what they want from their […]
October 4, 2018 US digital utility Arcadia Power has partnered with Amazon to improve energy efficiency for smart home consumers. Arcadia Power and Amazon have launched two new home energy efficiency bundles. Using the Basic and Plus Home Efficiency bundles, the two companies will install smart home devices for consumers at zero upfront cost. The […]
October 1, 2018 In a statement, smart grid solutions firm Landis+Gyr says it is supporting PSE&G’s recently filed infrastructure upgrade in New Jersey. The plan is known as the Clean Energy Future and includes investing in smart operations to improve customer services, as well as to elevate New Jersey’s grid into the digital age. Investments […]
September 28, 2018 In the US state of Utah, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District partnered with Sensus to deploy advanced metering infrastructure to accurately bill consumers. Providing services to 18,000 metering points and supplying water to 625,000 residents, Weber Basin has to date installed 6,375 IPERL smart water meters as part of efforts to […]
September 28, 2018 Parks Associates has issued a new report analysing the US smart home market. Findings of the study include: Broadband households are buying additional smart devices as more purchase channels open to them 16% of broadband households own two or more smart home devices Smart thermostats are the best selling smart home category […]
September 27, 2018 The Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) released a new report, “Data Analytics: Unlocking the Consumer Benefits”, which reveals what residential consumers want to know from their electricity providers about the energy usage data that’s been collected from their smart meters. With smart meters now installed at over 60% of US households, energy data […]