Tag: smart homes

  • Savant, GE Appliances pitch fully connected, net zero homes with EcoBalance

    GE Appliances and Savant Systems want homeowners to take total control of their home energy with a new, collaborative concept called the GE Appliances EcoBalance System. Homeowners and builders can work with an expert to create an integrated package of energy efficient smart products from GE Appliances and Savant that will work together to achieve……

  • Sunnova adds Lumin Smart Panel to Adaptive Home offering

    Sunnova is integrating the Lumin Smart Panel and its intelligent energy management platform into the Sunnova Adaptive Home offering. The Lumin Smart Panel will be available to Sunnova’s dealer network starting in Q1 2024. The Lumin Smart Panel will also be installed in Sunnova’s new Adaptive Technology Center (ATC), which is comprised of state-of-the-art energy……

  • The correlation of solar PV and EV adoption

    People who own electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to go a step further and add solar panels to their home, according to an analysis of a behavioral study by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Conversely, the impact of owning solar panels also has a bearing on whether……

  • Smarten up electric panels to avoid utility upgrades

    Increasingly, homeowners know that electrifying everything has advantages, from improving indoor air quality to cutting power bills to lowering a home’s carbon footprint. The wish list of electrical appliances includes induction stoves, EV chargers, hybrid water heaters, and electric heat pumps. Add to that the desire to improve resilience or gain energy independence by adding……

  • Leviton debuts 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers with app control

    The electrical equipment innovators at Leviton announced a new Whole Home Energy Monitor and 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers with Remote Control this week. Leviton’s Whole Home Energy Monitor enables features such as turning the breakers on/off from anywhere, scheduling breaker activity to benefit from reduced energy rate periods, and automating the shedding of nonessential……