There are many initiatives underway in the U.S. to promote residential energy management and conservation. Electric utilities are deploying Advanced Metering Infrastructures (AMI), which promise benefits such as load shedding and the ability to accommodate alternative energy sources and pinpoint outages.
For consumers, benefits could include reduced energy bills, enhanced comfort and convenience, and a reduction in their carbon footprint. This report is a reference book of companies developing the technologies, deploying the systems and building business models that capitalize on bringing the smart grid to the smart home.
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Selection of Companies to Profile and Scope of Information
1.1.1 Types of Profiles
1.2 Acronyms and Industry Terms
2.0 Competitive Comparisons
Home Area Network Solutions and Components
4Home
Black & Decker
Cisco Systems
Clipsal
Control4
Ecobee
Energate
Exceptional Innovation
GreenSwitch
Home Automation Inc.
iControl
Micrsoft/Yello Storm
Powermand Inc.
Schalge
Tendril
uControl
Metering Solutions
Comverge
Echelon
Elster
GE
Itron
Landis+Gyr
Sensus
Smart Grid Enablers
AT&T
Carina
Consert
Grid Net
GridPlex
GridPoint
Lixar
SilverSpring
SmartSynch
Trilliant
3.0 Home Area Network (HAN) Communications and Control Technologies
6LowPan
EnOcean
HomePlug AV
HomePlug C&C
Insteon
Zigbee
Z-Wave
4.0 Company Profiles: Home Area Network Solutions and Component Suppliers
4.1 4Home
4.2 Control4
4.3 ecobee
4.4 Energate
4.5 Exceptional Innovation (Life|ware)
4.6 Google
4.7 Home Automation, Inc.
4.8 iControl
4.9 Microsoft/Yello Strom GmbH
4.10 Tendril
4.11 uControl
5.0 Company Profiles: Metering Solutions Manufacturers
5.1 Comverge Inc.
5.2 Echelon Corporation
5.3 Elster Group
5.4 GE
5.5 Itron Inc.
5.6 Landis+Gyr
5.7 Sensus
6.0 Company Profiles: Smart Grid Enablers
6.1 Consert Inc.
6.2 GridPoint
6.3 Lixar SRS
6.4 Silver Spring Networks
6.5 Trilliant Incorporated
7.0 Technology Enablers
Selected Technology Enablers
Ember
GainSpan
Greenbox
Intellon Corp.
Teridian Semiconductor
Texas Instruments Inc.
Watteco
8.0 Alliances
8.1 DRSG: Demand Response & Smart Grid Coalition
8.2 EnOcean Alliance
8.3 The Gridwise Alliance
8.4 HomeGrid Forum
8.5 HomePlug Powerline Alliance
8.6 INSTEON Alliance
8.7 IPSO (IP for Smart Objects)
8.8 LonMark International
8.9 ZigBee Alliance
8.10 Z-Wave Alliance
Participants Entering the Smart Grid Market
Home Area Network Solutions and Components
Metering Solutions
Smart Grid Enablers
HAN Communications and Control Technologies
4Home Energy System Description
Control4 Revenues and Installations
Control4 Home Energy Manager
ecobee’s Smart Thermostat
Energate’s Energy Management Suites and Thermostat: Features and Functions
Google.org Energy System Description
Selected HAI Energy Management Products
iControl’s Distributed Software Platform
Tendril Residential Energy Management Systems Product Overview
uControl Functions
uControl User Interface
Comverge Hardware products and features
Comverge software and features
Echelon NES System Components
Advanced Grid Infrastructure Components
Overview of GE’s Residential Energy Management Products
Itron OpenWay Components
Itron Acquisitions
Gridstream Suite Elements and Key Features
Sensus FlexNet System components and features
GridPoint Product Overview
Silver Spring Networks Product Overview
Trilliant Platform Components
Technology Enablers are Providing Participants with Innovative Solutions
Technology Enablers Competitive Comparisons
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