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Tendril is trying to make the smart grid smarter about people.
The company on Tuesday announced the release of Energize, an application that seeks to improve energy efficiency with an easy user interface and techniques borrowed from the field of behavioral science.
Grounded Power has tested out its home energy application with municipal utilities in Massachusetts where consumers can get a break-down of energy use in their home, set a plan for reductions, and get recommendations from the application and experts.
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The product combines Tendril's software for managing home energy with tools Tendril gained from its acquisition last year of Grounded Power, a small company with experience in smoking cessation efforts and other programs which rely on social psychology.
There are dozens of companies that make dashboards that give consumers a real-time display of their energy usage on the Web or a dedicated device. These dashboards are meant to help consumers save energy but experts say that successful efficiency programs depend heavily on what information is presented to consumers and how.
The Energize application seeks to get consumers actively involved by setting energy efficiency goals, measuring them, and then sharing them with others. The application can be accessed from Internet-connected devices such as smart phones, dedicated displays, or presented with paper reports. Opower is another company which has successfully used behavioral psychology, data analytics, and Web-based tools to improve utility efficiency programs.
The announcement from Tendril, one of the most established smart-grid companies, was made at the DistribuTech utility conference. A number of consumer-oriented smart-grid programs are aimed at reducing peak-time power use and increasing customer efficiency.
Earlier this week, Tendril announced a deal with Whirlpool which said it plans to make connected, or smart, appliances which can be managed by Tendril's Connect software.
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The company on Tuesday announced the release of Energize, an application that seeks to improve energy efficiency with an easy user interface and techniques borrowed from the field of behavioral science.
Grounded Power has tested out its home energy application with municipal utilities in Massachusetts where consumers can get a break-down of energy use in their home, set a plan for reductions, and get recommendations from the application and experts. (Credit:Tendril)
The product combines Tendril's software for managing home energy with tools Tendril gained from its acquisition last year of Grounded Power, a small company with experience in smoking cessation efforts and other programs which rely on social psychology.
There are dozens of companies that make dashboards that give consumers a real-time display of their energy usage on the Web or a dedicated device. These dashboards are meant to help consumers save energy but experts say that successful efficiency programs depend heavily on what information is presented to consumers and how.
The Energize application seeks to get consumers actively involved by setting energy efficiency goals, measuring them, and then sharing them with others. The application can be accessed from Internet-connected devices such as smart phones, dedicated displays, or presented with paper reports. Opower is another company which has successfully used behavioral psychology, data analytics, and Web-based tools to improve utility efficiency programs.
The announcement from Tendril, one of the most established smart-grid companies, was made at the DistribuTech utility conference. A number of consumer-oriented smart-grid programs are aimed at reducing peak-time power use and increasing customer efficiency.
Earlier this week, Tendril announced a deal with Whirlpool which said it plans to make connected, or smart, appliances which can be managed by Tendril's Connect software.
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