The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced funding for projects to improve electric service in rural areas across 13 states, including more than $6 million in smart grid funding, which will increase access to information to better manage electricity use.
The number of subscribers to home energy management services from broadband service providers in North America will grow steadily through the end of this decade, reaching nearly 900,000 by the end of 2020, according to a new research brief from Pike Research.
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) has published the first two in a series of reports that it said will impact the future of residential energy efficiency in the Northwest.
Even as utilities continue to invest in smart grid technologies, they are struggling to effectively communicate both the benefits of smart grids and the possibilities they make available to the end user.
Standard Energy Solutions (SES), a Standard Solar company, announced that it has expanded to become a complete home energy solutions company providing home solar, energy efficiency, and energy management services throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
The California Council on Science and Technology has released the next in its series of studies documenting the technology required to meet the state’s goal to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
Although residential electricity consumption is increasing, a national survey finds Americans blame their utilities or their inefficient homes for their rising energy bills rather than putting the blame on themselves for using more power.
According to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Americans used less energy in 2011 than in the previous year due mainly to a shift to higher-efficiency energy technologies in the transportation and residential sectors.
Shipments of home energy management (HEM) systems, both standalone and networked, are forecast to rise steadily over the remainder of this decade, and the installed base of households with HEM systems will grow to more than 40 million in 2020, according to a report from Pike Research.
ecobee Inc., makers of the Smart and Smart Si thermostats, has announced the beta launch of Home IQ™, a value-added service that provides customers with personalized insights into their home’s energy efficiency.
