Dive Summary:
- NV Energy is mass deploying cloud-connected smart thermostats from EcoFactor in Las Vegas, following a pilot project to test them out.
- NV's tests found the devices could cut cooling costs for homes by as much as 13% during the summer, cutting 3 kilowatts of energy per home.
- The efficicency service associated with the smart thermostats will be offered to Las Vegas customers under that mPowered brand.
From the article:
"... EcoFactor has developed smart algorithms that can control connected thermostats to reduce a building’s overall energy consumption. The analytics learn the customers’ behavior and can shave off energy consumption without the occupant really knowing. The service can also enable utilities to practice what the power industry calls demand response, where during peak energy usage hours of the day (like a hot Summer day) a utility can turn down the energy use of amenable customers. ..."
