Home Energy Management systems to total 87m worldwide by 2022, says Navigant Research

Boulder, Colorado, USA. Business Wire– The home energy management (HEM) market is expanding at a slow but steady pace, as new industry participants introduce innovative products and a few US utilities, including Oklahoma Gas & Electric, NV Energy, and Baltimore Gas and Electric, promote HEM products linked with demand response programmes.

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Need for Utilities to meet consumer expectations with energy saving programmes

Pike Research’s just published Smart Grid Consumer Survey indicates that U.S. consumers have fairly realistic – or perhaps optimistic – expectations when it comes to saving money on their electric bills

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Big opportunities for connectivity chip suppliers from forecast 400m ‘smart home energy management’ devices

Wellingborough, UK – In the next five years, around 400 million ‘smart home energy management’ devices will be shipped globally, according to a new study from IMS Research, a leading analyst firm recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS).

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Current Cost enables home energy monitors to give accurate billable data

A new system has been released to give users of home energy monitors accurate, billing-compatible usage information. Current Cost, a global manufacturer of home energy monitors, has launched its OptiSmart optical reader and transmitter

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HGI to focus on Zigbee for home energy management

The Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) is to use its Chicago meeting next week to look at applications of Zigbee profiles for its home energy management (HEM) service specifications.

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White Paper: Developing Enterprise M2M Apps in Days or Weeks — Not Months or Years

Developers are building M2M applications to help companies reduce service and fuel costs, generate new sources of revenue, and increase customer satisfaction. The principle market segments and applications driving this market need for M2M solutions include

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New Market Report now available: Home Energy Management – Beyond the Numbers

Home energy management (HEM) is a hot topic for several good reasons: 1) Consumers want to reduce the amount they spend each month; 2) Utilities need to switch from a model of getting people to consume more to consuming less; and

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