SuRF DIY Smart Grid Open Source Toolkit Available April 2010
ThinkEco Releases Smart Plug for Energy Management; Saves 10% Power
Belkin Energy Management Products - Track Energy Use at a very low cost
DOE Awards Nearly $30 Million in Funding for State Energy Efficiency Projects
GE Opens Europe's First Smart Grid Center in UK- GridPoint Releases Next-Generation Home Energy Management Solution
Whirlpool Plans to Discontinue Manufacturing "Dumb" Appliances
Solimpeks Hybrid Solar Panel Raises PV Efficiency to 28 Percent
South Korea plans for Nationwide smart-grid by 2030
Picowatt allows for home energy monitoring without smart grid integration
GridPoint Acquires ADMMicro, Extending Smart Grid Solutions to Commercial & Industrial Cus
Intel Home Energy Monitor can measure power consumption from a single outlet
Google Partners with Energy Inc to Provide Households With Free Energy Management Software
Whirlpool, Lennox, OpenPeak Assemble Home Energy System
Illinois Implements Two New Solar Power Laws
New Smart Grid Technologies Target Businesses and Consumers
The latest analysis of smart grid adaptation suggests that, while consumers are certainly a target for new tools, saving businesses money may be a more direct and profitable market for developers of smart grid advancements.
The smart grid movement combines an amalgam of new digital and mechanical technologies aimed at improving the efficiency of our electrical infrastructure. At the consumer level, home energy monitors that inform customers about electric use, or Google’s free PowerMeter software, are examples of smart grid tools.
A panel of company leaders at the GoingGreen East conference in Boston this week provided a different perspective. Tim Healy, CEO of EnerNOC, and others on the panel suggested that saving business, industrial, and commercial entities money will be a more straightforward route to success than helping consumers with home utility bills.
Healy cited a study from the Shelton Group, a company whose research suggests that consumers are willing to absorb an increase of more than 70% in energy bills before investing in home smart grid tools.
The business sector has recently shown great interest in using smart grid advancements to lower energy use, which also reduces costs. Cisco Systems is providing solutions to increase energy efficiency, and Oracle and IBM are investing in new products to move the smart grid forward for businesses.
Recommended for Further Reading:
- SuRF DIY Smart Grid Open Source Toolkit Available April 2010
- ThinkEco Releases Smart Plug for Energy Management; Saves 10% Power
- Belkin Energy Management Products - Track Energy Use at a very low cost
- DOE Awards Nearly $30 Million in Funding for State Energy Efficiency Projects
- GE Opens Europe's First Smart Grid Center in UK
- GridPoint Releases Next-Generation Home Energy Management Solution
- Whirlpool Plans to Discontinue Manufacturing "Dumb" Appliances
- Solimpeks Hybrid Solar Panel Raises PV Efficiency to 28 Percent
- South Korea plans for Nationwide smart-grid by 2030
- Picowatt allows for home energy monitoring without smart grid integration
- GridPoint Acquires ADMMicro, Extending Smart Grid Solutions to Commercial & Industrial Cus
- Intel Home Energy Monitor can measure power consumption from a single outlet
- Google Partners with Energy Inc to Provide Households With Free Energy Management Software
- Whirlpool, Lennox, OpenPeak Assemble Home Energy System
- Illinois Implements Two New Solar Power Laws
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