News tagged with smart meters
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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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 ...
Apr 12, 2010 |
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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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First the smart phone, now the smart home: Digital technology on verge of tending to household tasks
We have all heard of the smartphone and any day now, most of us will have one. Not far behind: the smart home.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 29, 2012 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Comcast enters smart thermostat game
Big news in the world of energy-saving home automation:
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 06, 2012 |
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TEPCO to hold bids for 17 million smart meters: report
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power plans to install about 17 million "smart meters" in customer households by March 2019 in a bid to increase efficiency, a report said Sunday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 22, 2012 |
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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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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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