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The Smart Grid: Enabling Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Clark W. Gellings
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So Pecan Street This represents billion-dollar opportunities for startups and major companies in everything from home energy management to building controls to lighting systems to demand response. NorthWestern This deployment is part of the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project, a $178 million program funded by the U.S. EDGE is a modular conservation voltage management system that enables utilities to deploy incremental grid-side energy management, requiring no behavioral changes or purchases by end customers, the companies say. I spoke with Honeywell Energy Solutions chief Jeremy Eaton about the state of the industry, how demand-response fits into the greater picture and why utilities need to rethink how they're selling the smart meter. SmartPlanet: You JE: I'm personally very pleased that we're really making a lot of progress with regard to entering the commercial demand-response space, connecting the smart grid side of the business with my core business, energy efficiency. Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Edison, to successfully engage customers with the benefits of the smart grid, smart meters, demand response and other enabling technology and devices for home energy “As consumers become more educated about smart grid and smart meters, and have access to more information, pricing, and automation applications, their knowledge and favorability grows, and so does our nation's energy efficiency.”. Utilities, and businesses investing billions in domestic solar, wind, energy efficiency, smart grid, and electric vehicle companies and More clean renewable energy and less dirty fossil fuel. While efficiency can drive down overall energy use, even more kilowatts can be shed when the grid needs it most. Smart grid and smart meters are an inevitable part of America's energy future, but at least when it comes to consumers, it has gotten off to a bumpy start. Demand response and energy efficiency are often seen as two peas in a pod. Tendril Energize™ and Tendril Connect™ will be deployed to deliver consumer engagement and enable energy usage behavioral changes, and to provide demand response (DR) and load control benefits to NorthWestern Energy. Department of Energy to test new technologies and advanced analytical tools for the Smart Grid. However, the era of smart grid has sparked a renewed interest in demand response and energy efficiency. Consumers A smart grid-enabled home isn't as buzzy or hotly in demand as the latest iPad.