Two ENERGY Star-certified smart thermostats are on sale right now at up to 32% off, which helps make investing in a connected device that offers not just convenience and greater control over your heating and cooling, but also significant energy savings, even more affordable. And because there are also a … [continued]
Promotion of energy conservation and renewable energy use Joint development of A2W software Osaka, Japan — Panasonic Corporation has announced that its Heating & Ventilation A/C Company will launch a business alliance with tado°, a German energy control solution company, for the development of software for Panasonic’s air-to-water (A2W) heat … [continued]
Emerging controllable technologies in residential buildings are changing the nature of energy consumption and creating opportunities for demand flexibility. To study these opportunities, NREL has created the Object-oriented Controllable High-resolution Residential Energy (OCHRE) model. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL.
NREL Releases Open-Source OCHRE To Study Emerging Controllable Technologies Within the Home and the Impacts on the Grid Homes across the country are incorporating new technologies, such as energy-efficient heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, electric vehicles, rooftop solar, and energy storage systems. The new devices are often equipped with … [continued]
At the end of last month, a Colorado news channel ran a story about a bunch of customers who felt wronged by their utility company. The whole thing started when a record heat wave hit the state, straining the power grid with all of the unusual load from air conditioning. … [continued]
I’ll close the series by offering two small informational gifts to my patient readers. One is my thoughts on how the Florida Public Service Commission might provide the right signals to help us to make better progress in the Sunshine State. After all, the utilities are simply doing what they can to maximize their profits within the rules of being a regulated monopoly. The rules are the problem.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its first-ever ENERGY STAR specifications for smart thermostats, a move which resulted in the Nest Learning Thermostat becoming the world’s first smart thermostat to receive an ENERGY STAR rating.
Poised for massive expansion, the global solar photovoltaics market is ramping up and excitement is sparking. Cost reductions, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), are driving huge increases in solar PV investments. As solar is outgrowing traditional feed-in tariff structures, new grid connection strategies are starting to generate … [continued]
The communicating and smart thermostat market is set to reach $4.4 billion in annual revenue in 2025, according to new figures from Navigant Research. According to a new report from Navigant Research, Smart Thermostats, “an array of distribution channels is helping to drive the market for advanced thermostats” after years of being … [continued]
A press release via Eartnetworks.com notes that Weather Bug announced on January 29, 2016, that a market study finds WeatherBug Home delivers 3x higher HVAC energy savings (combined with a connected/smart thermostat) than when a home is simply using a connected/smart thermostat (but not WeatherBug Home). Clients in a national grid study saved 11.4% more on … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new app from OhmConnect known as “OhmHours” allows users to automatically lower energy consumption during peak hours via integration with various “smart home” devices, and get paid for it, according to an email recently sent to EV Obsession. One of the services that can be … [continued]
