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Report: Muni Green Building Programs Up 50%

A report by the American Institute of Architects shows a big boost in the number of cities with green building programs across the country.

Green Building

Ucilia Wang November 11, 2009

iControl’s Home Security-to-Home Energy Strategy

iControl is using home security as a back door into home energy management. Utilities, on the other hand, will need a $50 solution, CEO Paul Dawes says.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John November 10, 2009

Intel’s Home Energy Management Plan, Part II

Intel is eager to be a player in the home energy management market, and says consumers will turn to TV for displaying their energy consumption data.

Home Area Networks

Michael Kanellos November 4, 2009

Smart Grid Roundup: The Future of the Grid

Silver Spring and Grid Net are fighting for the future of the grid. Utilities are revamping their grids for solar. And more.

Smart Grid

Frank Smith November 4, 2009

The Smart Home That’s Tuned to the Weather

Forget waiting for smart meters. EcoFactor says it can create a thermal profile of your home and manage it over broadband.

Home Area Networks

Michael Kanellos November 3, 2009

The Solar Home That Powers Itself Down

Home energy management startup Tendril has teamed up with solar panel monitoring startup Fat Spaniel to find ways to turn down appliances and air conditioners when rooftop solar power dips.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John October 30, 2009

Smart Grid: What a Week That Was

The Obama administration unfurled $3.4 billion in smart grid stimulus funds, among other news.

Smart Grid

Michael Kanellos October 30, 2009

Google, British Gas Help AlertMe Launch Home Energy Control

AlertMe has begun to sell equipment for home energy control in the U.K. Don’t worry: It won’t be alone for long.

Grid

Michael Kanellos October 27, 2009

Cisco Gets Into German Homes With Yellostrom

Cisco will help the German utility link up 70 homes and small businesses in an energy management pilot project.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John October 5, 2009

More WiFi For Home Energy Controls

GainSpan, RF Digital and Our Home Spaces are using WiFi to link home energy management networks.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John October 1, 2009

Whirlpool Plans 1M Smart Dryers by 2011

The big appliance maker boosts its timeline for getting smart appliances to market from 2015 to 2011, putting competitors like GE on notice.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 28, 2009

Utilities Mull Price Points, Policies for Home Energy Management

Utilities would love it if their customers bought their own home energy management devices. But it’s likely utilities will need to bring some of their own money to the table.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 23, 2009

Silver Spring Swallows Greenbox

The well-funded smart grid networking startup plans to acquire the home energy management startup. It’s the latest in a series of acquisitions likely to expand in an industry seeking to grow to utility scale.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 22, 2009

Enel Considering Google’s PowerMeter for Pilot Project

The Italian utility has the largest number of smart meters in the world, about 30 million. Now it’s talking with Google about using its PowerMeter home energy display in a new pilot project.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 21, 2009

Consert Claims Faster, More Complete Home Energy Network

The North Carolina startup is teaming with IBM on a home energy management pilot project. For about $200 to $250 it can set up real-time energy controls on major household loads, it says.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 21, 2009

Itron Asks OpenPeak to Link Meters

Itron is linking its smart meters to home energy management devices from startup OpenPeak, which has links to the telecommunications industry.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 15, 2009

EnergyHub Gets Software, Gear Into ConEd Pilot Project

The Brooklyn-based startup lands its first named utility partnership, supplying about 100 homes in Queens with its dashboards and devices for monitoring and controlling home energy use.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 14, 2009

U-SNAP Gets Google, GE, Utilities to Support Modular Smart Grid Comms

The U-SNAP Alliance’s idea of modular communications for energy-aware home devices could get a lot more momentum, now that Google, General Electric and several smart grid companies and utilities have signed on.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 11, 2009

Control4 Seeks Utility Partnership in TX

The maker of high-end home automation systems – including energy monitoring systems – has landed its first utility partnership with the 65,000-member Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John September 1, 2009

Is Demand Response Doomed?

Demand response companies could face pressure from providers of technology that lets utilities turn down peak power use by themselves. Or those demand response aggregators could take over that market.

Home Area Networks

Jeff St. John August 20, 2009

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The Cambridge, U.K.-based startup is seeking to bring its energy management devices into homes as an add-on to its home security systems – a strategy shared by others in the field.

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