{"id":8301,"date":"2014-10-01T15:18:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T20:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=8301"},"modified":"2015-12-21T12:43:17","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T18:43:17","slug":"companies-turn-to-technology-to-engage-consumers-in-smart-energy-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2014\/10\/01\/companies-turn-to-technology-to-engage-consumers-in-smart-energy-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies Turn to Technology to Engage Consumers in Smart Energy Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Claire Dooley, student at the\u00a0Bren School of Environmental Science & Management<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"claire_dooley_blog_0\"<\/a>Most of us in America would argue that affordable and reliable energy access is a basic life necessity, possibly even a basic human right. However, JD Power & Associates recently reported that only\u00a03% of consumers are<\/a>\u00a0actually reviewing their energy usage more than once a month. Interaction with this commodity is almost entirely passive. Utilities do whatever it is they do to keep the electrons flowing, and we pay the bill.<\/p>\n

With all of the public attention that energy\u2019s impact on climate change has received in recent months\u2014including IPCC\u00a0findings<\/a>\u00a0that human-induced global warming is\u00a0unequivocal<\/em>\u00a0and a new\u00a0EPA regulation<\/a>\u00a0on coal-fired power plants\u2014consumer\u00a0awareness and interest<\/a>\u00a0in curbing our reliance on dirty energy is on the rise. Concurrently, the massive influx of residential clean energy technologies is providing unprecedented opportunity for the public to participate in climate change solutions.<\/p>\n

Knowledge is power<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consumer engagement is growing in part because of tech giants\u2019 literal implementation of the adage that knowledge is power. Significant movement in home energy management is taking place across the industry. Just this year, Google made a $3.2 billion acquisition of the\u00a0Nest Thermostat<\/a>, Apple unveiled their home automation platform\u00a0HomeKit<\/a>,\u00a0and the energy data analytics start-up\u00a0Opower<\/a>\u00a0had its initial public offering.<\/p>\n

More financing options<\/strong><\/p>\n

Homeowner options to augment energy management with localized, renewable energy generation are also increasingly viable. As the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems continues to\u00a0plummet<\/a>, noteworthy organizations are providing creative financing to help get these systems on our rooftops. Amongst the options are Solar Mosaic\u2019s crowd-funding model, Solar City\u2019s PV leases, and Grid Alternative\u2019s volunteer-based program that provides PV to low-income families.<\/p>\n

Energy storage technologies on the rise<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a plethora of energy storage technologies in development, including those championed by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk around\u00a0electric vehicles<\/a>\u00a0and on-site batteries, the possibilities for creating, managing, and storing clean energy at home are expanding exponentially as well.<\/p>\n

Smart homes as the new norm<\/strong><\/p>\n

I cannot wait for the day when carefully controlled energy flows through each of my home\u2019s gadgets\u2014appliances, electric vehicle, rooftop PV, and on-site storage\u2014before<\/em>\u00a0the connection to my local utility is engaged to balance any shortage or excess. A few years ago, it would have been easy for most to write my dream home off as some Jetsonian fantasy. However, residents of smart home demonstration projects across the globe, such as those of\u00a0Pecan Street<\/a>\u00a0in Austin, Texas, are proving all of the necessary technologies exist today.<\/p>\n

If the technology is ready to do its part in curbing home energy impact on global climate change, the question remains: are we?<\/p>\n

This post originally appeared on our Climate Corps blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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