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Previous blogs discussed proper introduction of Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) solutions and In-Home Displays (IHDs) into residential consumer homes.   While these solutions hold great promise to help consumers save money and the environment through participation in energy conservation and energy efficiency programs, the development of a Consumer Enlightenment Model is absolutely critical to successful [...]

I presented a session on Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) Opportunities and Challenges last week, and one attendee commented that he had not previously heard of HEMS as separate components from Home Area Networks (HANs).  Too often the term HAN is used to describe all the intelligence and activity that occurs in Home Energy Management.  [...]

Do you know what demand response is?  If not, don’t worry – unless you are employed by a utility, it’s probably not a term you’ve seen or heard before.  It is utility-industry terminology for certain types of programs targeted to customers.  Here’s the Smart Grid Dictionary definition of Demand response programs:  “Utility programs designed to [...]

Last week’s blog discussed the importance of introductions or rollouts of disruptive technologies like smart meters and Home Energy Management System (HEMS) solutions that have exceptional visibility to residential customers.  A successful HEMS rollout is contingent upon a robust and expanded consumer engagement model.  Utilities (or their HEMS solution providers or Virtual Service Aggregators*) must [...]

I posed two questions last week to a number of Smart Grid-related groups organized within LinkedIn®.  The questions were:  “What do you consider to be the most important security challenges in protecting consumer data in a HEMS application, and what are the most important privacy challenges?” 
I asked this question because this n application will be [...]