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Smart Grid Implementation

Smart Grid Implementation

Up here in the Burlington, VT area, we aren't exactly on the cutting edge of things like fashion (GQ recently named it one of the 40 Worst-Dressed Cities) or urban sprawl (for this we are thankful), but we are getting our Smart Grid on. Back in June a vote was passed...

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Smart Meter Success Story

Smart Meter Success Story

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, an electric transmission and distribution subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, recently released the survey results of a 500-participant smart meter pilot program that took place in the Houston area starting last fall. According...

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DIY Smart Home

DIY Smart Home

I'm embarrassed to admit that I've only just watched my first episode of the Ben Heck Show, an element14-sponsored show in which the host -- born Benjamin J. Heckendorn -- turns average household products and technology into convenient solutions. The most recent...

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Feel the Energy

Feel the Energy

Boston residents know something new and interesting is always happening on the MIT campus, some of it shenanigans and some pure genius. In that very spirit, MIT roommates Zach Anderson and R.J. Ryan have created a fully automated dorm room. Calling their project MIDAS...

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There Can Be Only One

There Can Be Only One

In an era where car key chain remotes can open your windows or trunk, coffee makers can talk to the alarm clock, and home lights can be turned on from the work computer, isn’t it time for the garage door opener to move beyond the prehistoric “Up” and “Down” buttons?...

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