Results for Energy Management

1 .   Homebuyers Willing to Spend on Technology - - August 2010

The majority of homeowners—approximately 80%—want to cut back on energy consumption by adopting energy-management solutions in their homes, according to a new report from Parks Associates, www.parksassociates.com, Dallas, Texas. This percentage is even more impressive due to the fact this group also said they are willing to pay for solutions.

2 .   Is Green Ready for Mainstream? - - July 2010

Residential homebuilders may look at green home technologies as a way to appeal to a specific group of homebuyers; future-proof homes; remain competitive in a changing marketplace; or accomplish all of the above while lessening the carbon footprint of new residential buildings. No matter how a builder chooses to look at

3 .   Analyzing Energy Usage in the U.K. - - June 2010

Knowing your energy usage in realtime can be critical to developing smart consumption and conservation efforts. Two companies are collaborating on a product that helps with such efforts, using some familiar consumer technology.

4 .   Verizon Stakes Claim in Smart Grid - - June 2010

Smart energy has been dubbed a 2010 “hotspot” in M2M (machine-to-machine) technology by industry experts. After all, it seems to be on the minds of many—utilities are promoting it, eco-conscious consumers are asking for it, budget-conscious folks in California and Texas are cursing it … even President Barack Obama has talked

5 .   Pushing Smarter Energy Initiatives - - May 2010

With all of the talk about living a greener lifestyle and becoming more energy efficient these days, you would expect people to be jumping at the chance to get their hands on technology that helps make this possible. For the most part, however, it seems people still need convincing about using

6 .   Nodes Lower Cost of Data Collection - - May 2010

Do energy management initiatives get overlooked during tougher economic times, when financial resources are a bit constrained? Perhaps so, but facility managers should be looking at the low-cost, high reliability of some M2M (machine-to-machine) technologies when considering their investment in energy management for buildings.

7 .   Let's Hear it for ZigBee - - May 2010

When the ZigBee Alliance was founded in 2002 it had a direct mission: To bring companies together to develop reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products, based on an open global standard. Fast forward roughly eight years later and it’s safe to say that plan has worked out quite

8 .   Reaching the Summit - - May 2010

Every two years Tridium Inc., www.tridium.com, Richmond, Va., holds the Niagara Summit, a conference where industry professionals can come together and share their experiences and collaborate on future initiatives for a variety of different types of applications. But one of the main things most of the conference attendees have in common

9 .   Evolving Home-Area Networks - - April 2010

HANs (home-area networks) are becoming a vital component to the smart metering movement and could play a key role in pushing the capabilities of in-home energy management further than ever.

10 .   RF Wireless Meets PLC - - April 2010

Mergers and acquisitions are nothing new in the M2M (machine-to-machine) space. In fact, since Jan. 1, 2004, there have been a total of 115 acquisitions involving M2M-related companies. Such activity is commonplace in a maturing market, and as new companies enter the space and market reach expands for others, this number

11 .   UK Smart Meter Approval - - April 2010

Trouble with smart metering? Given all the headlines here in the United States of consumers being unhappy with their smart meter deployments, it seems that widespread adoption has hit a bit of a bump in the road.

12 .   Caution: Explosive Growth Potential - - April 2010

The world is becoming exponentially connected, and it is certainly an exciting time to be a part of M2M (machine-to-machine) technology. Industry buzz surrounding vertical industries such as smart energy and healthcare proves it is not just the editors of M2M that see the potential ahead.

13 .   Enabling Smart Meter Communications - - April 2010

M2M (machine-to-machine) technology continues to be used for enabling reliable communication for devices in a variety of industry verticals, including the energy space. All over the world, utilities continue to fall in line with smart metering initiatives to help manage the gird more effectively and save consumers money by reducing their

14 .   Mr. President, Information is Power - - April 2010

In a letter to President Barack Obama, top-echelon companies involved in energy management technology urge the administration to help give Americans access to information about their energy consumption through the use of connected technology.

15 .   Eliminate Phantom Power with M2M Technology - - March 2010

We all want to save money when we can and most of us have little things that we do around the house to try to be more conservative. But did you know some of the appliances in your home may be working against you? Devices such as your cell phone charger

16 .   Two Sides of Energy Management - - February 2010

There are two sides to every story. In the world of M2M (machine-to-machine) technology, it’s the business side and the consumer side. On the debut of the Peggy Smedley radio show this week—formerly the M2M Radio Show—two sides of energy management were examined in depth.

17 .   Advancing the Smart Grid - - September 2009

Augusta Systems, www.augustasystems.com, Morgantown, W.Va., has announced it has joined the Advanced Grid Infrastructure (AGI) Initiative from Elster, www.elster.com Raleigh, N.C., which is a collaborative effort between Elster, utilities, and technology providers to create solutions that help modernize and improve the operation and reliability of utility distribution networks. By joining the AGI,