BESIDES MAKING OBVIOUS IMPROVEMENTS such as better insulating your home, investing in Energy Star-rated appliances, adopting solar energy, or upgrading to a more efficient HVAC system, what other kinds of technologies can help lower your household utility bills? Here are seven technologies that can help you save money without much effort.
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Fibaro Shows Home Safety Automation Devices
Z-Wave flood and smoke sensors boast super smarts for better home protection.
European home automation manufacturer, Fibaro, introduces US to super-smart sensors
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Nest opens API and developer program for its learning thermostats.
Nest opens API and developer program for its learning thermostats.
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Vivint is offering 50 Mbps upstream/downstream wireless for $55/month in addition to security, home automation, solar power; Utah zero-energy home showcases the goods.
Vivint is offering 50 Mbps upstream/downstream wireless for $55/month in addition to security, home automation, solar power; Utah zero-energy home showcases the goods.
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Feeling the heat this summer? So is your energy bill. Here are ways to lower your air conditioning costs.
Feeling the heat this summer? So is your energy bill. Here are ways to lower your air conditioning costs.
Get the GuideHome Energy Savings a Big Topic at CES
Energy efficiency and energy management shown by several companies.
It seems that almost everyone has an energy management system of some kind
Get the GuideBest Buy and EVs: Two Great Things for Home Energy Management?
Best Buy and electric vehicles could give us energy management sooner than we think.
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People Power provides iPhone, iPad and Android-based apps designed to engage users.
New interface for PowerCost Monitors provides iPhone, iPad and Android-based apps designed to engage users.
Get the GuideEragy Offers Free Energy Monitoring Software
Company looks to fill the void left by Google’s PowerMeter; also offers fee-based Pro version.
Software company Eragy announced today it is offering a free version of its cloud-based energy monitoring and management application for homeowners and do-it-yourselfers. MyEragy is available immediately, as is fee-based professional version for utilities, service providers and HVAC, energy-efficiency and solar dealers.
Get the GuideIs Energy Savings Tech Becoming Ubiquitous?
Technology to help us save energy is being integrated in a range of home electronics.
Is Energy Savings Tech Becoming Ubiquitous? Technology to help us save energy is being integrated in a range of home electronics. Here’s what it means.
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