Dive Summary:

• Cisco has announced the development of an all-wireless control panel for AT&T's Digital Life service.
• The panel comes with five radios and a mini-computer capable of advanced diagnostics and power management and a 24-hour backup to retain information.
• Cisco and AT&T have yet to reveal pricing for the control panel or the Digital Life service it supports, though AT&T said it plans to launch the device to eight U.S. markets in March.

From the article:

Home security companies such as ADT are also getting into the business, though their customers tend to view energy savings as an afterthought to safety. Alarm.com raised $136 million in VC for its connected home services in July, and Vivint, a home automation company that has been adding third-party-financed solar to its offerings, was bought by private equity firm Blackstone Group for $2 billion late last year.

As for Cisco, it de-prioritized home energy management back in 2011 to refocus on commercial buildings via its EnergyWise line of business. That technology, based on its 2009 acquisition of building energy software company Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence, has mostly been applied in data centers to date. ...