HAN & Building Automation

California Gets the Green Button

California Gets the Green Button

Jeff St. John: January 18, 2012

California’s big utilities launch customer energy-data sharing. Next up, platforms and apps.

People Power Partners With Monster and Mystery Asian Manufacturers

People Power Partners With Monster and Mystery Asian Manufacturers

Katherine Tweed: January 17, 2012

“Super simple” is People Power’s goal.

Data Center Efficiency for the Rest of Us

Data Center Efficiency for the Rest of Us

Jeff St. John: January 16, 2012

Power Assure and A10 Networks build a case for investing in data center power management, one step at a time.

California Proposes Utility Bills as Latest Efficiency Investment Tool

California Proposes Utility Bills as Latest Efficiency Investment Tool

Jeff St. John: January 12, 2012

The latest idea for making building energy financing cheaper and easier? Tying loan repayment to utility bills.

Simple Energy: The Facebook of Energy Savings?

Simple Energy: The Facebook of Energy Savings?

Jeff St. John: January 12, 2012

Can online games get people to save energy? Simple Energy is trying it in San Diego and Texas.

CES Report: Smart Energy Makes Friends to Get to Market

CES Report: Smart Energy Makes Friends to Get to Market

Katherine Tweed: January 12, 2012

Partners, platforms and connected everything push smart home energy into the mainstream at CES.

Control4 Goes Quiet on Home Energy Tech

Control4 Goes Quiet on Home Energy Tech

Jeff St. John: January 11, 2012

The high-end home automation company isn’t fooling itself about the challenges of getting customers to buy into energy-saving technology.

Toshiba Using Landis+Gyr to Enter US Smart Grid, Smart Home Fray

Toshiba Using Landis+Gyr to Enter US Smart Grid, Smart Home Fray

Jeff St. John: January 9, 2012

The Japanese giant makes some moves with the Swiss smart metering giant it bought for $2.3 billion last year.

Smart Grid Roundup: Silver Spring in Chicago, Tendril Wants Apps

Smart Grid Roundup: Silver Spring in Chicago, Tendril Wants Apps

Jeff St. John: January 6, 2012

Plus, Siemens buys energy services firm, and San Diego challenges Texas on energy savings.

Energy Efficiency: Cheapest Power Around, but Getting More Expensive

Energy Efficiency: Cheapest Power Around, but Getting More Expensive

Jeff St. John: January 6, 2012

It costs 3.5 cents to save a kilowatt-hour in energy efficiency. That’s really cheap—as long as the low-hanging fruit holds out.

Lowe’s and AlertMe Launch Cloud-Based Home Automation Platform

Lowe’s and AlertMe Launch Cloud-Based Home Automation Platform

Katherine Tweed: January 5, 2012

There’s plenty of room in the cloud—come on in.

Home Energy Management: 8 Big Trends in 2011

Home Energy Management: 8 Big Trends in 2011

Katherine Tweed: December 28, 2011

The market is still small, but 2011 showed that home area networking technologies are here to stay.

SDG&E’s Massive Smart-Grid-to-Consumer Playbook

SDG&E’s Massive Smart-Grid-to-Consumer Playbook

Jeff St. John: December 19, 2011

San Diego Gas & Electric is trying just about every way possible to connect customers to the smart grid. 

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Charges Into 50,000 Homes

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Charges Into 50,000 Homes

Katherine Tweed: December 16, 2011

OGE and Silver Spring Networks are not afraid of reaching into the home.