smart appliances
US home appliance makers are urging federal officials to take action to recognize the benefits of smart appliances and speed up development of the smart electricity grid. The announcement from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) followed the release of an action plan from the US Department of Energy
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Best Buy has teamed up with GE to fast-track the commercial availability of two energy efficiency technologies singled out last year as part of GE’s ecomagination Challenge. The companies plan to work together to prepare the VPhase home energy control device and the Suntulit air-conditioning control system for retail
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Residents in two neighbourhoods in the Dutch city of Breda are testing a new smart-grid technology that will let them know the best times to use energy, based on when renewable supplies are highest or prices are lowest. The project involves 246 apartments with woodstoves and solar panels and 57
