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Meaningful Interaction: KCP&L Customers Speak Out

By Stephen Smith, Director of Sales and Marketing, Utility Solutions, Honeywell Utility Solutions, September, 08, 2009 - While utilities are undertaking a variety of measures to better manage peak demand and contain costs, true energy management success hinges on the ability to actively engage and interact with residential and commercial customers. more...
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Managing the Invisible

By Kathy Barbian, Services Manager, We Energies, August, 11, 2009 - Demand response and energy efficiency are often joined at the hip. In this article, written for Intelligent Utility magazine's May/June issue, the author shares how We Energies assists its customers in monitoring their energy usage, conservation efforts and renewable energy initiatives. more...
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Twenty-First Century Demand Response

By Ron Bernstein, Executive Director, LonMark International, July, 14, 2009 - Despite the still-depressed economy and high (and increasingly unpredictable) costs of fuel and electricity, consumers are using more energy today than at any other time in history. They are heating and cooling larger homes, making longer commutes to work, and feeding more electricity into their ever-growing collection of devices. These range from larger refrigerators to triple-digit-wattage home theater systems and the large-screen LCD and plasma displays that go with them. One can argue gluttony, but on the flip side, we all know it's much cheaper to eat at home and create one's own home theater than to continually go out to restaurants and out to the cinema. more...
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Residential Energy Efficiency: This Is How We Do It (Part 2)

By Andy Frank, Executive Vice President, Efficiency 2.0, June, 09, 2009 - In Part I, we discussed why behavior strategies should be an important component of any energy efficiency program. The "behavior resource" can be a more cost-effective solution than traditional rebate programs. By approaching energy efficiency from a consumer marketing perspective, utilities and others can take advantage of a few key principles to maximize energy efficiency investments while creating a positive, engaging experience with their customers. Personalized information, general and specific commitments, social pressure and constant feedback are all elements of a successful energy efficiency behavior campaign. more...
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Residential Energy Efficiency: It's the Behavior, Stupid

By Andy Frank, Executive Vice President, Efficiency 2.0, May, 11, 2009 - Part I of this two-part article discusses why behavior must be the framework for any successful energy efficiency program. more...
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Who Is Not Responding To Demand?

By Amatsia Kashti, CEO, Oxford Data Management, April, 14, 2009 - While the price of crude oil slumped to a five-year low this winter, energy costs for the home are likely to remain high and many households will have made painful decisions regarding their heating budgets. more...
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How to make the grid 'smart'

By Tim Healy, CEO, EnerNOC, Inc., March, 09, 2009 - From economic woes to commodity prices, climate change to national security, the list of prominent themes that permeated our lives in 2008 and into 2009 speaks of daunting challenges. In each case, energy innovation is central to our path forward. With the announcement of billions of dollars to be funneled by the stimulus plan into improving our electric grid, efficiency and sustainability are now top of mind in Washington, D.C., and on Main Street. Expectations are surging for a clean energy future that centers on the deployment of a Smart Grid that will enable revolutionary changes to the way we generate, deliver, and consume electricity. more...
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Smart Building Technology Moves to the Home

By Jeff Lund, Vice President, Business Development, Echelon Corporation, February, 10, 2009 - Smart or intelligent buildings have been commonplace for more than 20 years. Nearly every building constructed today has some type of advanced network technology for heating and ventilation, lighting, window blinds or security. Many buildings use control networking technology to connect thousands of intelligent devices in the form of a control network. Control networks react automatically to the requirements of building occupants to reduce energy consumption, provide better work environments, and improve and safety comfort. The same technology platform used in many thousands of intelligent buildings is being incorporated in next generation consumer products. But rather than appearing in the form of smart houses, products are being driven by utilities creating smart electricity grids. more...
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Turning Smart Meter Information into Smart Energy Consumption

By Stephen Smith, Director of Sales and Marketing, Utility Solutions, Honeywell Utility Solutions, January, 13, 2009 - In the utility industry, knowledge is power. Literally. That's why utilities are turning to smart meter networks to better understand energy consumption and improve peak energy use and price-setting strategies. Smart meter technology promises to provide detailed time-of-use data, power outage notifications and power quality monitoring. But a significant piece of the smart energy management puzzle still needs to be addressed -- actively engaging residential and commercial utility customers. more...
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Hitting Your Target: How to Market Demand Response

By Stephen Smith, Director of Sales and Marketing, Utility Solutions, Honeywell Utility Solutions, August, 04, 2008 - The goal of demand response (DR) is peak energy reduction, measured in megawatts. And meeting a utility’s target reduction comes down to a simple formula: more...
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