Smart Devices in the home

Smart Devicesin the home

Pilgrim Beart

Fossil

Closing the Energy Gap

Renewable

Home

Transport

Other

Supply Demand

Gap

UK household consumption

3,300 kWh

Electricity

Natural Gas

20,500 kWh

SOURCE: USWITCH JUNE 2008

California household consumption

49 therms/household/month=588 per year= 17,000 kWh

Electricity

Natural Gas

5914 kWh

17000 kWh

http://www.pge.com/about/environment/calculator/assumptions.shtml

Managing Demand

90% of consumers are concerned about their energy bills and want to save money (and energy) now*

To do this consumers need the necessary information and ability to easily control consumption.

*OnePoll survey of 1000 UK broadband users, Sep 2008

CONTROLMEASURE

&INFORM

Smart Devices in the home

Consumer

I really want this!

It just works

InformControlSave

Displays

Smart Meter

Controls/Sensors

Microgen

HVACThermostat

Appliances(retrofit)

Retrofitmeter

Smart appliances

Gateway & rules engine

Broadband

SmartGrid Utility

NANWAN

Smart Device benefits

• Engage with consumer– Turn data into “news”– Deliver information to where their

attention already is (e.g. phone, TV, web)

• Drive down overall consumption– Effective– Fast– Low cost of entry