The energy management announcements have come in fast and furious this week, with trade shows such as DistribuTECH going on. Here are a few key announcements, including an energy managing digital picture frame (neat idea), a new ecobee thermostat, EnTouch energy management for small businesses, Crestron energy management automation for commercial facilities, HAI ZigBee...
The smart and connected home was a popular theme at the recent Consumer Electronics Show. And that should be a very good thing for energy management, because companies from Panasonic to Samsung to LG and more were showing at least conceptual energy management systems....
Here come “smart” appliances—again. Only this time more are bound to make it to market—we think. At the recent CES in Las Vegas, Samsung and LG both showed appliances that can connect to a smart grid, in which utilities will send pricing information that...
The “smart” and “connected” home is becoming more and more of a reality, as evidenced by the surge in energy management systems shown at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Already available are several working and affordable energy management systems that utilize...
One of the big words of the week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is “Smart.” As in Smart home, smart TV, smart connectivity. Smart. Smart, smart. And that’s a very good thing, because the term is often being associated with home...
At this week's Consumer Electronics Show, we'll see everything from home energy management systems to alternative energy generation to electric vehicle charges--and plenty of smart grid talk. Here's a quick preview.
Can green tech and energy efficiency compete with all the other cool stuff in consumer electronics? Green electronics have a hard time standing on their own, as the upcoming CES show may prove. But if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Sustainability and efficiency...
Will 2012 finally be the year of energy management? The movement is gaining momentum, especially in the commercial sector, where saving energy by integrating and automating building systems has become a best business practice, potentially saving companies millions of dollars. The home market appears...
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