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Ultra Low-Cost Energy Management System for SmartGrid-enabled HAN Devices

Discover the Home Orchestrator™ - an autonomous and affordable energy management system that automates energy consumption, production, and interactions with utilities. Easily installed and controlled, it supports existing HAN products and increases customer choice and comfort.

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Ultra Low-Cost Energy Management System for SmartGrid-enabled HAN Devices

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  1. Executive Summary Energy Management & Orchestration Systems Presentation By: Michel Kohanim Chief Executive Officer, Universal Devices, Inc. ________________________________________________________________ GreenTech Connect Forum Booth 209

  2. Problem Statement SmartGrid Problems • Legislation • EISA 2007: Zero-Net by 2020 for all new constructions • CA/AB32 : Reduce green house gas levels to 1990 levels by 2020 • SmartGrid/AMI • Approximately 70 utilities with AMI • Distributed and alternative sources of energy • Demand Response : requires communicating devices in the HAN • Problem • Cost / Customer Comfort & Choice • Consumer Electronics Market: millions of existing installations with non-SmartGrid-enabled communicating HAN devices

  3. Vision Our Philosophy and vision • Home Orchestrator™ • A fully autonomous and ultra low cost energy management system orchestrating and automating all facets of energy consumption, production, and interactions with the utilities and sources of energy • Every home needs one to just like a cable/DSL modem/router • Shields the utilities from the intricacies of the HAN • Can be controlled and monitored from anywhere in the world • Protocol Agnostic: supports existing and off the shelf CE HAN products and devices (increase ROI) • Increases customer choice and comfort • Simple • Almost any electrician can install/configure – creating jobs • Almost all home owners can configure • Standards based: NIST, OASIS, UPnP • Developer friendly with free Developer Kits

  4. LAN • Topology Orchestrator Series Security Computers/ Touch Panels • Open Auto DR Server (DRAS) • Flex Your Power • ERP, CRM, Billing Systems • Web portals Irrigation Internet Thermostats Wireless Remote Access Lighting/Load Utility Meter Zigbee/SEP

  5. Current Status Company and Product Status • Founded in 2005 • Private • Number of Employees: 5 • Average Annual Revenue: $300 K • Initial product launch in 03.2007 • Distribution channels in U.S and Canada • More than 4000 installations in U.S., Canada, and Mexico • 85% residential • 15% small/medium commercial • Utilities • Seeking a pilot with SDG&E • Seeking a pilot with SCE • Seeking a pilot with PG&E • Seeking a pilot with Modesto Irrigation District • Seeking a pilot with Glendale Water & Power • Seeking a pilot with SMUD

  6. Competition Competition • Cisco • Geared towards commercial buildings • GridPoint • Proprietary devices • Costs 50 times as much • Requires a server • Comverge • Proprietary devices • Costs 20 times as much • Requires a server • Tendril • Proprietary devices • Costs 10 times as much • Requires a server • Control4 • Proprietary devices

  7. Closing Remarks Live Demo at Booth 209 Contact Information Michel Kohanim Universal Devices, Inc. michel@universal-devices.com (818) 631 - 0333

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