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The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
April 12, 2012
Are in-home displays (IHDs) a panacea that will cure the consumer’s energy-use ignorance, or are these devices better suited as part of a multifaceted treatment program? Join us for a balanced look at the current status of IHDs, how they’re being used in utility programs, and how effective they are. ...

Content type: Web Conference  |  Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD  |  Author: Katie Elliott

The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
Recording
April 12, 2012
This is the web conference recording.

Content type: Recording  |  Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD-R  |  Author: Katie Elliott

The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
Slides
April 12, 2012
These are the web conference slides.

Content type: Slides  |  Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD-SL  |  Author: Katie Elliott

More Than Just a Pretty Picture
Selecting a Smart Grid–Enabled Web Portal Vendor
April 5, 2010 | Updated: December 1, 2011
Many utilities deploying smart grid technologies are considering providing customers with a web portal display of near-real-time energy use to help those customers manage consumption in their homes. We’ve developed a guide to aide you in selecting the right solution for your utility.

Content type: Focus Report  |  Document ID: IGS-F-6  |  Author: Carol Stimmel, Sarah Weldon

E Source Vendor Selection Checklist
December 1, 2011
Many utilities deploying smart grid technologies are looking for a way to offer value to their customers by providing them with information about their energy use to help them manage consumption in their homes. We have developed a guide to help you choose the vendor that best fits your current and planned ...

Content type: Template  |  Document ID: IGS-F-6a  |  Author: Carol Stimmel, Sarah Weldon

Is My New Electricity Meter Safe?
October 20, 2011
Do you have customers who are concerned about the potential health impacts of radiofrequency emissions from smart meters? Our Customer Direct pamphlet takes a look at the research and explains why such concerns don't appear to be well founded.

Content type: ESCD Pamphlet  |  Document ID: IGS-P-2-ESCD  |  Author: Essie Snell

Smart Grid Choice and Control
An Enticing Proposition, but Can It Deliver?
October 11, 2011
Is "choice and control" really the best message we can deliver to customers regarding the benefits of smart meters and grid modernization?

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: IGS-RB-7  |  Author: Jonathan Nelson, Carol Stimmel

One Communications Technology to Rule Them All?
March 17, 2011
A white paper from a major manufacturer claims that ZigBee is the best wireless communications technology for smart grid–enabled home area networks. With so many factors to consider, however, is it even necessary to choose a single technology?

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: TAS-RB-25  |  Author: Essie Snell

Radio Frequency Emissions from Smart Meters
March 4, 2011
Is there evidence that radio frequency waves from smart meters present a health hazard?

Content type: Ask E Source  |  Document ID: IGS-AskE-37  |  Author: Katie Elliott

Can Meter Replacement Affect Home Protection Systems?
November 29, 2010
We’ve recently had calls from customers who are concerned that their home protection systems will be affected when we exchange their old meter with a new one. Is there any basis for this concern?

Content type: Ask E Source  |  Document ID: TAS-AskES-29  |  Author: Essie Snell

Selecting the Right Tool for the Job: Designing Customer Surveys to Reveal In-Home EUD Preferences
July 1, 2010
We’re developing a user questionnaire about feedback, including in-home energy-use displays (EUDs). Can you recommend any questions that we should include to help us understand our customers’ knowledge of feedback devices and options and their attitudes toward them?

Content type: Ask E Source  |  Document ID: IGS-AskES-13  |  Author: Dulcey Simpkins

Smart Appliances for Smart Grids
March 9, 2010
Which appliance manufacturers are planning to introduce “smart” appliances that work with smart meters?

Content type: Ask E Source  |  Document ID: IGS-AskES-20  |  Author: Ira Krepchin

New Demand-Response Technology Could Offer Increased Flexibility at Lower Cost
October 22, 2009
A new web-based technology with simple plug-in installation could offer demand-response switching and load monitoring for residential, commercial, and industrial appliances.

Content type: Tech News  |  Document ID: TAS-TN-11-09b  |  Author: Essie Snell

Two Heavyweights Enter the Home Energy Information Arena
August 25, 2009
In recent months, both Google and Microsoft have announced new web-based services that offer consumers access to detailed information about and control over their energy consumption.

Content type: Tech News  |  Document ID: TAS-TN-9-09b  |  Author: Dan Greenberg

Energy-Use Displays
October 8, 2008
As energy costs soar, utilities and their customers are looking for ways to cut energy use and power demand. Energy-use displays typically feature a small, often portable display that communicates the instantaneous electric power demand of the household.

Content type: Resource Guide  |  Document ID: TAS-RG-12  |  Author: John Sustar and Ira Krepchin

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