Is a solar electric system the right investment for your house? Here’s what to think about, with a dozen planning tips.
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How Will We Manage Energy in Our Homes?
Report predicts 63 million users of home energy management by 2020.
A new report from Pike Research predicts that users of home energy management systems will reach 63 million by 2020. However, there will be a variety of ways we will be able to control our home energy use.
Get the GuideEnergy Management Embraced in Smart Grid Report
Blueprints for U.S. energy, smart grid look to home energy efficiency solutions, ensuring consumer rights.
Blueprints for U.S. energy and smart grid development look to energy efficiency solutions such as home energy management systems and ensuring consumer rights.
Get the GuideAre Smart Meters Needed?
Can we have a smart grid without smart meters? You bet, say some experts.
Can we have a smart grid without smart meters? You bet, say some experts.
Get the GuideEnergy Efficiency vs. Sci-Fi—and Which Should Win
Forget solar, wind, and fanciful geo-engineering schemes. Here’s why energy efficiency technologies available today can save us energy, money, and our environment.
Forget solar, wind, and fanciful geo-engineering schemes. Here’s why energy efficiency technologies available today can save us energy, money, and our environment.
Get the GuideWhy the Budget Battle Is Good for Energy Management
The fight for clean energy investment may fail, and that may be a good thing.
There’s a brouhaha brewing in Washington over this little thing called a budget—and for funding for things like clean energy investments. Here’s why that’s a good thing for energy efficiency in our homes.
Get the GuideHow Can Smart Appliances Save You Money?
‘Load shifting’ will result in money savings on the smart grid.
How Can Smart Appliances Save You Money? The concept is called ‘load shifting,’ and it’s a DVR for your appliances’ energy use.
Get the GuideHere Comes the Really Smart Grid
Control4, NV Energy partner on the first smart grid rollout of home energy management systems.
The first real-world smart grid rollout of home energy management systems will take place this year in Nevada, according to home control company Control4, which will provide NV Energy with 20,000 of its EMS 100 home energy management systems.
Get the GuideWhat Do You Want an Energy Management System to Do?
Some people want automated lights and thermostats, but there are other ways to save energy.
Energy management automation and energy usage information are very appealing to consumers, according to research firm Parks Associates. Some people want automated lights and thermostats, but there are other ways to save energy.
Get the Guide11 Reasons Energy Management will be Big in 2011
Energy monitors will meet home control systems, and great new benefits will be born.
Will 2011 be the year home energy management finally takes off? It could well be. There are many positive signs, such as the very large fact that people want energy efficiency in their homes.
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