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Broadband Energy Management: How Service Providers and Utilities Will Deliver It. Letha McLaren Vice President, Product Management iControl Networks. US Households (115M). Broadband² (70M+). Broadband² (88M). Smart Meters¹ (23M). Smart Meters¹ (44+M).
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Broadband Energy Management: How Service Providers and Utilities Will Deliver It. Letha McLaren Vice President, Product Management iControl Networks
US Households (115M) Broadband² (70M+) Broadband² (88M) Smart Meters¹ (23M) Smart Meters¹ (44+M) Market for Energy Management 2012 Market 2010 Market US Households Broadband Self Monitoring Security ¹ Parks Associate Report, 2010 ² Gartner Report, 2008
Market Awareness “Have you ever heard of the term ‘Smart Grid’ ?” “Have you ever heard of the term ‘Smart Meter’ ?” Utility companies across the United States are committing billions of dollars in projects to upgrade the electric grid and install new meters in homes and businesses. Yet two-thirds of Americans have never heard the term smart grid (68%) and 63% have not heard of smart meter. These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,576 adults surveyed online between Jan. 18 and 25, 2010 by Harris Interactive. - Transmission & Distribution World, March 2010 Harris Poll, 2010
A Different Approach Leverage a system already in the home with a customer value proposition that already exists, where basic Energy Management is an auxiliary offering to a core service offering – supplemented with Utility participation that could include real-time meter access, pricing incentives and DR programs. Take advantage of the opportunity for customer’s existing Service Providers to partner with Utilities to deliver Energy Management Solutions Bridge the technology variations, by leveraging a single home management platform
Home Management Platform With an Understood Customer Value Proposition
Touchscreen Cell Phone Web Browser Television CABLE SECURITY TELCO IP Sensors, HVAC, Lights Security Panel iHub Cameras Broadband Home Management U-X Distribution NetAccess UTILITY Thermostat Measurement Modules CPE Management Zigbee Load Control
Indoor/outdoor Thermometer Thermostat Sensors Server Energy Modules Security Panel Home Gateway Cameras Broadband Home Management U-X AMI Network CPE Management Touch Screen Utility Smart Meter • Leverage AMI Network for: • Pricing Signals • Demand Response Events • Utility Messages Customer Premise