Maybe that brilliant Farmville engineer will soon be building our smart energy grid instead.
Investment and innovation in M2M (think smart energy meters and fleet trackers for logistics) will follow.
And aside from security concerns, Prof Anderson believes that outside the lab, smart energy software fails to change people's behaviour.
With HomePlug technology, the electrical wires in the home can now distribute broadband Internet, HD video, digital music and smart energy applications.
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Silver Spring Networks sells its Smart Energy Platform to utilities companies.
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To drive future growth, the company has a pipeline of products for solid-state drive controllers, digital entertainment, cloud computing and smart energy.
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All the rage at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connections now cover much more than just smart energy delivery and smart cars.
We worked together on a project about a city that implemented a smart energy program to improve energy efficiency, deliver benefits to its citizens and contribute positively to the environment.
Among the new gizmos and gadgets showcased by GE were a slew of energy-efficient smart appliances, the GE Energy Smart LED, an advanced small wind turbine, and an Yves Behar-designed home electric vehicle charging dock called the GE WattStation.
So this is a smart thing to do, and we've got to get beyond this point where we think that somehow being smart on energy is a job destroyer.
That's why we're investing in companies right here in Nevada and across this nation that produce solar power and wind power and the smart, energy-efficient electric grids -- (applause) -- the investments that are giving rise to a clean energy economy. (Applause.) It's vital that we do that.
By adding Obvius to its list of offerings, Leviton is staking out its position as single-source provider of measurement and verification solutions in the field of lighting and energy management solutions, which include smart metering, energy data information, load management and LEED rating achievement.
For now, though, the smart money is on energy savings--meaning smart buildings and hybrids.
What will lead us there are directed government investments in energy innovation, in which a smart user fee on energy consumption or carbon emissions can play an important, but fundamentally different (and less central role) as envisioned by conventional cap and trade, carbon tax, and gas tax proponents.
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In related news, GE has issued two more LED light bulbs: the 7-watt Energy Smart LED PAR20 and 10-watt LED PAR30.
Or, wait until January when the Energy Smart LED hits retail shelves.
And because the public is largely uneducated on smart metering and energy price fluctuations, there hasn't been much of a demand, says Robert Lieberman of the Illinois Commerce Commission.
Just two technology firms have held initial public offerings this year: "smart grid" energy company Silver Spring Networks Inc. last week and social network Professional Diversity Network LLC the week before.
Has your attitude on investing in LED bulbs changed since I first blogged about the Energy Smart LED back in August (when it was expected to last 17 years, not nearly 23)?
Just this week, GE announced the release of the Energy Smart LED, a new omni-directional, 9-watt bulb designed to replace the common 40-watt incandescent bulb used in bedside and table lamps.
Also on the chopping block is PowerMeter, a free energy monitoring tool that pairs with smart power meters and other energy monitoring devices to help users better understand consumption habits and ultimately reduce costs.
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But, with smart planning and advanced energy modeling, energy consumption can be reduced at the outset.
Smart grids help match energy demand to changeable supply, from wind for example.
The Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat converts an energy-saving product into a design tool.
Cars are loading up on their chip content overall, and commercial developers and homeowners are beginning to add energy-smart building controls that rely on semiconductor content.
One senior Google executive suggested Google TV, along with Android-bearing electrical appliances, could be the basis for the long-hyped (and never delivered) smart home, tracking energy usage across the household.
With smart money betting there's a gold mine in solving energy and climate solutions, smart politicians are betting a gold rush will naturally follow.
Everybody gets wonderful new mass transit upgrades, alternative energy infrastructure, smart grids, and bridges to nowhere.
Continuously variable motors, controlled by very smart chips, would save energy, and maybe your nerves, too.
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Their concern is that smart meters that can facilitate energy conservation have yet to bear fruit.
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