Comments on: Utilities embracing smart thermostats to help manage grids http://gigaom.com/2012/07/17/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/ Mon, 20 May 2013 03:12:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bill http://gigaom.com/2012/07/17/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/#comment-867804 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:21:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=543134#comment-867804 At what point does shutting off the power to customers equipment become too little of an effort, then what, ok we need more capacity. This is a bandaide approach, unless we are all going to roll over to being controlled by someone else, or the prices are made punatively prohibitive so we will then want DR.

]]> By: Rob T. http://gigaom.com/2012/07/17/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/#comment-865483 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:30:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=543134#comment-865483 I see no mention of any similar program for Northeast Utilities or their subsidiaries either.

]]> By: Eric Frazier http://gigaom.com/2012/07/17/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/#comment-865480 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:11:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=543134#comment-865480 Good article. These are the types of customer facing applications that can make a real impact for efficiency gains. CPS Energy where I live in San Antonio, TX has a very good program called Home Energy Savers, that is completely OPT-IN. The program provides a Smart Meter, Smart Thermostat, adapters for a Pool Pump, Water Heater, and AC’s for Demand Response. Customers can view via a Web Portal or their Smart phone near real time energy usage and billing. I just signed up last week, and should receive my new system by next week. Seems like a great model.

]]> By: James Catalano http://gigaom.com/2012/07/17/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/#comment-865452 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:01:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=543134#comment-865452 Baltimore Gas and Electric as well in the northeast,these programs are not new; there are over 600,000 of the devices,true many on the west coast, but many in the midwest as well deployed tied to demand response programs.

]]> By: Christopher Miles http://gigaom.com/2012/07/17/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/#comment-865359 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:08:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=543134#comment-865359 Actually here in Philadelphia (PECO/Exelon country) we DO have such a program- it simply wasn’t well publicized.

http://www.phillylicensedelectrician.com/peco-demand-response-rebates/

https://www.peco.com/Savings/ProgramsandRebates/Residential/Pages/PECOSmartACSaver.aspx

(and of course the program is now closed for 2012!)

Chris Miles
http://work-bench.org

]]> By: Dave Mackey http://gigaom.com/2012/07/17/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/#comment-865266 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:03:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=543134#comment-865266 Why, ohh why, are northeastern energy companies not taking a similar stance? PECO has no such program. :(

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