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The three smart appliance requirements
For grid-aware appliances to deliver on the promises of the smart grid, electricity rates needs to be overhauled, according to appliance makers.
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) on Monday released a white paper (click for PDF) outlining what it called the requirements for smart grid acceptance. The release of the paper was timed for the same week that international climate negotiations are going on in Copenhagen. › Continue reading
TalkingPlug: Networked ‘smart plug’ to control appliance energy usage
What if you could better control home appliance energy use by making your wall socket more clever?
That’s the idea behind TalkingPlug from Toronto-based Zerofootprint, a company which makes software for measuring and monitoring corporate carbon emissions.
TalkingPlug is a plug that fits on top of existing electrical outlets. But it’s equipped with componentry to make it a controllable node on a network, including an RFID chip, microprocessor, and wireless networking. The company plans to introduce the product next week.
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