White House’s Green Button Gets Big Buy-In
A White House initiative to give homeowners a detailed, easy-to-understand breakdown of their energy costs is taking off with utilities and app developers. Read more →
DOE Dangles $100K For Home Energy Data Apps
The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $100,00 in its "Apps for Energy" competition, which seeks to help households make the most of energy use data. Read more →
HVAC Failure Alerts Come Before You Know It
Ecobee has unveiled its new and improved Contractor Web Portal, which allows contractors to monitor HVAC equipment remotely, diagnose problems, and more. Read more →
Reliant Offers A Deal On Energy Monitors: Free
Energy provider Reliant is showing off its e-Sense Home Energy Monitoring at CES, and giving away 10,000 of the units to its customers back in Texas. Read more →
Zeus Concept Gives Energy Insight At A Glance
The Zeus Energy Monitoring System concept marries electrical outlet and solar power monitors with a slim display that offers easy energy info and automation. Read more →
Home Solar Monitoring Piggybacks For Ease
Asoka's new SolarLink PLC adapter makes use of the electrical wiring already present in a home to provide solar power system info to the solar provider. Read more →
Online Tool Compares Neighbors’ PV Systems
A new solar power monitoring system uses crowdsourcing to allow solar PV system owners to compare their system to others in their area. Read more →
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Google PowerMeter Expands Into Home Energy Monitor Tie-Ins
Google's growing PowerMeter home energy monitoring service got a big usage boost via an announcement of compatibility with home energy monitoring devices developed by Current Cost. Read more →
New Intel Home Energy Monitoring Sensor Tied To In Home Wiring
Computer chip manufacturer Intel has unveiled it is working a special home energy monitoring sensor that can be plugged into one's home wiring to measure and report on each electrical load in the home. Read more →
Apollo 1 System Reports on Efficiency of Home Solar-Powered Systems
Apollo 1, a modem-sized device from San Francisco start-up company SunReports, is designed to monitor the efficiency of photovoltaic and solar hot water systems. Read more →
