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ZigBee Smart Energy |
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ZigBee Smart Energy offers utility companies secure, easy-to-use wireless home area networks (HAN) for managing energy. Smart Energy gives utilities and their customers the power to directly communicate with thermostats and other smart appliances.
New advanced metering and demand response programs can be implemented in homes easily and securely because of ZigBee wireless technology. Now utilities can easily implement energy management and efficiency programs to meet changing government requirements.
ZigBee Smart Energy Certified Products Now Available!
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Smart Energy Features Include - |
ADVANCED METERING
- Multiple commodities including electric, gas, water, and thermal
- Multiple measurement types including load profile, power factor, summation, demand and tiers
- Real-time consumption/production information
DEMAND RESPONSE & LOAD CONTROL
- Scheduling of multiple events
- Built-in support for customer override
- Ability to individually or simultaneously target specific groups of devices including HVACs, water heaters, lighting, electric vehicles, and generation systems
PRICING
- Multiple commodities including electric, gas, water, and thermal
- Multiple currencies for international support (using ISO 4217)
- Support for price ratios/price tiers
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TEXT MESSAGE
- Scheduling/canceling of messages
- Ability to request message confirmation
- Multiple urgency levels
SAMPLE DEVICES
- Meter-integrated or standalone AMI gateways
- Programmable communicating thermostats (PCT)
- Generic load control devices for appliances such as water heaters, lights and pool pumps
SECURITY
- Support for consumer-only, utility-only or shared networks
- Automatic, secure network registration using either pre-installed keys or standard public-key cryptography methods
- Data encryption
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Download full list of features.
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Smart Energy Benefits Include - |
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UTILITIES |
OEMS |
END USERS
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END USERS
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| AFFORDABLE |
- Open standard supports competitive marketplace of multiple vendors, which lowers cost
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- Open standard supports competitive marketplace of multiple platform vendors offering lower cost
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- Open standard supports competitive marketplace of multiple products that lowers cost through competition
- Lowers energy costs
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- Open standard supports competitive marketplace of multiple vendors that lowers cost through competition
- Lowers energy costs
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| EASY TO USE |
- Standard technology, certified interoperability, global 2.4GHz spectrum eases adoption and customer service
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- Standardized technology provides fast access to new markets
- Reduced product research and development cycle
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- Wireless technology eliminates cost and hassle of running wires
- Certified interoperability, global 2.4GHz spectrum simplifies installation and operation
- Automatic features simplify use
- Internet connection for greater access, control
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| REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION |
- Improves energy availability, reliability
- Improves regulatory compliance
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- Lowers customers' cost to operate
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- Immediate usage information drives decisions to conserve
- Improves compliance with conservation programs
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| REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT |
- Improves regulatory compliance
- Increased efficiency reduces need for additional generation plants
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- Improves regulatory compliance
- Allows entry into markets with regulatory requirements
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- Reduces impact on environment
- Improves emissions "footprint"
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- Reduces impact on environment
- Improves compliance with emission standards
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