CleanTechnica » Home Energy Management http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Smart Thermostats To Reach $2.3 Billion In Annual Revenue By 2023 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/smart-thermostats-reach-2-3-billion-annual-revenue-2023/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/smart-thermostats-reach-2-3-billion-annual-revenue-2023/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:52:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76697 Ever since Nest “redeveloped” the thermostat to be a “smart thermostat,” the consumer technology industry has been well aware of clean technology. This awareness will lead to substantial growth, according to Navigant Research, which released a report predicting the smart thermostat market will reach nearly $2.3 billion in annual revenue by 2023. Nest may not

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/epas-energy-efficiency-action-week-new-energy-star-home-advisor/feed/ 0 Home Energy Management Market Expected To Exceed $3 Billion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/home-energy-management-market-expected-exceed-3-billion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/home-energy-management-market-expected-exceed-3-billion/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:00:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76093 Home energy management is becoming an important part of the overall energy mix, with tools like Nest and Blossom garnering attention from consumers and investors alike. As such, the home energy management market is expected to grow considerably over the next 9 years, passing $3 billion in 2020 before dropping back to a modest $2.4

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/26/us-europe-will-lead-home-energy-management-technologies-lux-says/feed/ 0 Predictive Energy Optimization: Smart Buildings, Smart Grids, Smart Cities http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/predictive-energy-optimization-smart-buildings-smart-grids-smart-cities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/predictive-energy-optimization-smart-buildings-smart-grids-smart-cities/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:30:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62178 By Alberto Fonts, Product Manager, BuildingIQ A weather system just passed by the wind farms out in the eastern hills, the turbines have been cranking all night. Not finding much demand, energy prices in the morning have plummeted. Alas, the bonanza won’t last long, as the change in weather means the wind energy production is going to taper

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/predictive-energy-optimization-smart-buildings-smart-grids-smart-cities/feed/ 2 10 Top Cleantech & Environment Stories From September http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/11/10-top-cleantech-environment-stories-september/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/11/10-top-cleantech-environment-stories-september/#comments Sat, 12 Oct 2013 02:09:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57642 Here’s my latest monthly report of the “Top 10” most compelling non-CleanTechnica clean energy and environment-related news stories encountered last month. These articles may have an impact on your business, your life, and the world we live in. Or, at the very least, might surprise you about what’s going on. Over a thousand articles were

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/11/10-top-cleantech-environment-stories-september/feed/ 4 Dave’s Top 10 Clean Energy News Stories From June http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/10/daves-top-10-clean-energy-news-stories-from-june/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/10/daves-top-10-clean-energy-news-stories-from-june/#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:30:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53703 This is the second monthly report of 10 of the most compelling renewable energy and clean technology stories encountered from the previous month that have not already been published on CleanTechnica. Literally hundreds of articles are reviewed each month across many energy platforms, including renewables, fuels, energy generation, and conservation — and climate. Here are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/02/empire-state-building-efficiency-retrofit-model-rolls-out-across-us/feed/ 9 Dave’s Top 10 Cleantech & Energy Stories From Last Month http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/17/daves-top-10-cleantech-energy-stories-from-last-month/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/17/daves-top-10-cleantech-energy-stories-from-last-month/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:52:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52881 As part of staying current, literally hundreds of clean energy articles are reviewed each month. Thank you, Google. Dozens of relevant stories are found and reported to my network at month’s end and could be sent to you at your request. Some of these leap out, to me anyway, as significant to a wider cleantech

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/18/lux-researchs-list-of-top-emerging-technology-companies-in-2012-is-full-of-cleantech-companies/feed/ 2 Total Energy USA Set To Give A Sweeping View Of “All of the Above” US Energy Landscape http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/total-energy-usa-set-to-give-a-sweeping-view-of-all-of-the-above-us-energy-landscape/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/total-energy-usa-set-to-give-a-sweeping-view-of-all-of-the-above-us-energy-landscape/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:17:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45446 Participants from across an increasingly diverse US energy sector are gathering in Houston for this week's Total Energy USA conference, which promises to provide a sweeping overview, as well as detailed specifics, throughout a fast-changing US energy landscape.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/26/total-energy-usa-set-to-give-a-sweeping-view-of-all-of-the-above-us-energy-landscape/feed/ 0 Gmail Users Spend $110 Less than Yahoo Mail Users Each Year on Electricity http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/gmail-users-spend-110-less-yahoo-mail-users-each-year-electricity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/gmail-users-spend-110-less-yahoo-mail-users-each-year-electricity/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:31:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39174   This is an odd an interesting news item that crossed my desk recently. Apparently, “Yahoo Mail users will spend $110 more this year on electricity,” Opower reports. “Based on the company’s cutting-edge behavioral science and patent-pending data analytics, Opower found that, on average, Yahoo Mail users consume 939 kilowatt-hours (kWh) more than Gmail users,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/22/energy-efficiency-news/feed/ 1 Alaska’s 1st Utility-Scale Wind Farm Gets Energy Storage Boost from Xtreme Power http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/12/alaskas-1st-utility-scale-wind-farm-gets-energy-storage-boost-from-xtreme-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/12/alaskas-1st-utility-scale-wind-farm-gets-energy-storage-boost-from-xtreme-power/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:48:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36964   Xtreme Power, a power management and energy storage company, has been selected to supply Alaska’s first utility-scale wind farm with a significant energy storage boost, or backup. Xtreme Power will supply a 3-MW Dynamic Power Resource (DPR) power management and energy storage system to Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) for its 9-MW Pillar Mountain Wind Project. The Pillar Mountain Wind

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