News tagged with smart meter
The Smarter Electric Grid Of The Future
The smart grid idea aims to save money, reduce pollution, lower costs, and create new "green" jobs. Smart grid is a phrase that refers to a number of things at the same time. It refers to the modernization ...
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New 'smart' electrical meters raise privacy issues
The new "smart meters" utilities are installing in homes around the world to reduce energy use raise fresh privacy issues because of the wealth of information about consumer habits they reveal, experts said ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Google forms PowerMeter partnership
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has announced it has secured its first official device partner for Google PowerMeter, which means you can now use the software without having a smart meter installed by your utility ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Google's PowerMeter Will Help Reduce Energy Consumption (Video)
(Physorg.com) -- Google.org has announced "PowerMeter", a platform that will help users track their home electricity usage in real-time on their home computer. This platform will receive data from "smart meters" ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Security researchers offer caution on smart grids
(AP) -- The race to build a "smarter" electrical grid could have a dark side. Security experts are starting to show the dangers of equipping homes and businesses with new meters that enable two-way communication with utilities.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Home energy monitors may not cut electricity use
(PhysOrg.com) -- Home energy monitors (smart meters or Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS)), monitor the energy used by households and/or individual appliances within the home, and they are often recommended ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Smart Grid could re-energize an aging system
At 5 p.m. after a long day's work, you drive your plug-in electric car to your garage. The car's battery is fairly full because you drove little today. You plug your car into a charging station, but rather than recharge, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Report: 'Smart' meters have security holes
(AP) -- Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid in previously ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool
US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Benefits of a 'smart' power grid in debated
When Kevin Linn of Coral Springs, Fla., received a special power meter last October, he was able to check his usage day by day and hour by hour via the Internet. He found spikes in midday when no one was home -- the water ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Smart meters raise suspicions
Coast to coast, from Maine to Marin County, Calif., the number of homes being outfitted with smart meters that keep a close eye on homeowner electricity use is on the rise. And so is the number of folks who think smart meters ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 12, 2011 |
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CeBIT 2010: Intelligent energy management for the home
(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to save energy, consumers need to be able to obtain up-to-date information at any time about the energy consumption of their appliances, and be able to control them while away from ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 24, 2010 |
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ZigBee would allow remote use of home electronics
You probably have a mobile phone with a Bluetooth radio in it, and you may have a Wi-Fi network as well. Soon, you could be using a third wireless networking technology in your house.
Mar 31, 2010 |
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As more devices get networked, firms that build or connect them must ensure security
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson has famously predicted there will be 50 billion devices connected to data networks by 2020.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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IBM survey reveals new type of energy concern: Lack of consumer understanding
IBM today unveiled findings from its "2011 IBM Global Utility Consumer Survey," which revealed that many consumers around the globe do not understand the basic unit of electricity pricing and other energy concepts used by ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 26, 2011 |
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