A New Standard for the Smart-Grid-Ready Home Appliance
Jeff St. John: February 11, 2013
The slow path toward ubiquitous, modular smart grid connectivity for water heaters, AC units and other big home energy loads
The slow path toward ubiquitous, modular smart grid connectivity for water heaters, AC units and other big home energy loads
SDG&E is now synching in-home devices to customers’ smart meters, and PG&E has launched a HAN program.
Smart grid proponents like to talk about the "Home Area Network" – a communications network for thermostats, appliances and electronics that can display the energy they're using. But getting there will take a lot of time and money.