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Promoting & Paving the Way to Greater Energy Efficiency
Helping utilities and their customers improve energy efficiency is what Rory Jones of yoUtilBill describes of their outreach and the tool that they have. He explains that their software helps customers prioritize energy investments. This can lead to thousands of dollars in savings for those customers in the top 20% of electricity users. [ViodiTV coverage…
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Dan Flagler of Verizon
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The Smart Energy Ecosystem
An ecosystem is beginning to develop around smart meter data, observed Stephen Johnson, Product Line Manager, Consumer Energy Manager, Itron at Parks Associates’ 2012 Smart Energy Summit. In this interview, filmed at that event, Johnson also discusses the Federal Government’s Green Button initiative and how utilities are embracing this standard for energy management. He points…
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The Connected Home and Broadband Service Providers
The future is now, at least when it comes to the technology associated with the connected home. With the proliferation of broadband, home networks, low-cost devices and easy-to-use input/output devices (e.g smart phones and tablets), all the pieces are in place to make the connected home a reality. The question, posed in an article…
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Keeping People Healthy at Home
The video interview above, Kian Saneii of Independa, illustrates a cloud-based system that helps a person stay in their home, even as they age or fight long-term health issues. Through sensors and two-way communications, the health care giver can be remote, but with a 24-hour virtual presence. This approach of substituting technology and communications promises a…
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Crossroads for Mobile Carriers
Mobile carriers are at a cross roads in terms of being able to monetize the investments they have made in their infrastructure, according to Harry Wang, Director of Health and Mobile Research for Parks Associates. Looking at other markets and ways, such as Machine to Machine connectivity, to build on that infrastructure will be critical…
