Eragy is proud to announce our strategic partnership with Blue Line Innovations, the makers of PowerCost Monitor™ power sensor products!
Under the terms of the partnership, Blue Line Innovations and Eragy will be providing a suite of home energy monitoring and control solutions for consumers, energy efficiency professionals, Control4® dealers, and utilities.
Easy-to-install Solution for Consumers and myEragy PRO Dealers
The PowerCost Monitor features a universal optical sensor that slips over the outside of virtually any electricity meter and then feeds that energy data in real-time up through a WiFi Gateway to Eragy’s secure web portal. It’s a simple, step-by-step installation process with no electricians required.
With existing PowerCost Monitor hardware, the Eragy solution offers several layers of engagement options for homeowners to help them save up to 20% on their monthly electric bills.
Blue Line's wireless, no electrician sensor is proving to be the industry-wide choice for universal access to real time electricity data.
Compelling Solution for Control4 Dealers
The combination of Eragy’s third generation energy management app for Control4® systems, Watt’s on Now! and the Blue Line PowerCost Monitor, provides Control4 dealers with an easy to install energy management solution for homeowners. The PowerCost Monitor connects wirelessly to a Control4 system, enabling Control4 dealers to install energy management systems in both new and existing homes.
Homeowners can then harness the power of Eragy’s software and Control4’s affordable IP-based home control system to control thermostats, lighting, and other systems in the home to maximize energy savings. Users can conveniently monitor their energy usage from their TV screen, tablet, Control4® touch screen, smart phone, or web browser, providing consumers with numerous options for monitoring and managing their energy consumption.
Professional Solutions for Utilities
The combination of the Blue Line PowerCost Monitor and Eragy’s myEragy PRO platform enables utilities to rapidly deploy the first phase of consumer energy monitoring programs without the need for smart meters. myEragy PRO also provides a scalable platform for utilities to further reduce peak demand on the grid via Eragy’s award-winning Intelligent Demand Management applications.
Click here to read the entire Blue Line/Eragy news release.
Eragy is proud to announce its sponsorship of Team NJ in the 2011 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon!
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an award‐winning program that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar‐powered houses that are cost‐effective, energy‐efficient, and attractive.
Led by Rutgers The State University of New Jersey and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Team NJ is a joint‐effort, multidisciplinary team comprised of students and faculty members who represent the future of green building in New Jersey.
As part of its sponsorship, Eragy supplied the team with the premium version of its Watt’s on Now! energy management application and service for Control4® systems. The Eragy app, working in conjunction with an eGauge power sensor and the home’s Control4 system, provides real-time information on the home’s energy consumption and on the energy generated by the home’s solar energy system.
Team NJ’s house concept, code named “eNJoy”, has been refined over the course of the past year and was eventually selected as one of 20 international finalists in the competition.
Team NJ's eNJoy House
Team NJ’s eNJoy and the other homes in the competition will be on display in the National Mall’s West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. from September 23 to October 2. For more information about the competition, visit www.solardecathlon.gov.
Read the entire Eragy news release here.
Eragy is proud to announce our third generation energy application for Control4 systems, Watt's on Now! Our latest Control4 energy app enables any Control4 user to save energy!
Free and Premium Versions Provide Energy Savings
The free version of Watt’s on Now! provides users with an easy way to visualize lighting, climate control, and audio/video systems and quickly become engaged in their home energy usage.
Users can also opt for a paid version of Watt’s on Now! to add monitoring of their whole house energy consumption as well as energy used by individual appliances and circuits within their homes. Homeowners can conveniently monitor their energy usage from their TV screen, iPad, Control4® touch screen, smart phone, or web browser, providing consumers with numerous options for monitoring and managing their energy consumption.
Eragy’s latest home energy management application also includes a number of new features targeted at users of solar and other renewable energy sources. The premium version of Watt’s on Now! provides an easy way for solar users to visualize their energy consumption and energy generation and easily understand the real-time and historical value of their generated energy.
Watt’s on Now!, coupled with a compatible in-home power sensor, enables homeowners to save up to 20% or more off their monthly electric bills. The app currently is compatible with the TED 5000 and eGauge power sensors and will support additional power sensors later this year.
Want to learn more? You can read the entire news release here.
Electric utilities are facing a huge challenge during this summer's brutal heat wave in the U.S. The load on their "grid" has reached all-time highs in many areas, making it challenging and expensive to keep up with the demand.
Electricity prices go through the roof for utilities on really hot days!
One smart grid concept utilities use to help reduce the load on their grid is called Demand Response (DR). They offer relatively small incentive programs -- say $25 per year -- for homeowners to be able to shut off your air conditioning (AC) compressors for hours at time during times of peak load on the grid. If you have more than one AC system, they may turn them all off.
In some cases, utilities offer programmable thermostats that they can control wirelessly during periods of peak loads.
I don't know about you, but I would prefer to be in control of when my AC runs or not.
Well, there is a better way. It's a concept that's been around for a long time and it's called Demand Side Management, It should be called "Consumer Side Management", because the consumer is in control of how their home runs.
Curbing peak demand is a simple concept. Don't let your big appliances run at the same time. When you turn your oven on to pre-heat, let's have the AC turn off for a few minutes to reduce the load on the grid. Or if you have two ACs, then let's make sure they do not run at the same time.
And if you throw in a utility rate plan that encourages consumers to cut their peak demand, they can reduce their electric bills -- upwards of 30% or more in some cases. Now that's a smarter grid!
So the next question is "how do we make this work?"
One of the big challenges with home energy monitoring involves your electric utility rates. Many utilities have very complex rate plans that can be overwhelming--if you live in California, you probably know what I mean!
Try figuring out this bill!
Home energy monitors like the TED 5000 and eGauge don't always have the ability to handle some of these complex utility rates on their own.
Eragy's new Google PowerMeter replacement, myEragy, allows users to avoid the complexity of setting up and tracking complex utility rates! myEragy's Utility Rate Engine lets you select your specific utility rate plan.
We maintain every detail of the rate plan including the rates, time of use, tiers, demand charges, demand tracking, holidays, seasons, taxes, surcharges, and riders.
Go to myeragy.com and give it a try! If you don't see your plan, please let us know.
With the recent retirement of Google PowerMeter, consumers and energy professionals are now in search for an alternative.
Eragy now offers the industry's first alternative to Google Power Meter for professionals - myEragy PRO.
myEragy PRO is an energy monitoring and management tool available for utilities, solar installers, energy efficiency and weatherization contractors, and other service providers.
myEragy PRO provides a scalable platform for monitoring and managing home energy usage and verifying the performance of installed energy saving systems while giving homeowners an easy way to monitor and view their energy savings.
Want to learn more? Read about Eragy's professional solutions here or contact us to learn more our dealer and service provider programs.
Many folks have read that Google is retiring PowerMeter.
Eragy now offers PowerMeter users with an exciting alternative, myEragy.
myEragy is a free tool that allows homeowners to view their home's energy usage and cost from anywhere online.
Unlike other alternatives to Google PowerMeter, myEragy includes a database of actual utility rates and provides real-time energy alerts. We also monitor electricity generated by solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources. And it works on an iPad!
myEragy supports TED 5000 and eGauge users today, with support for other power sensors and smart meters coming in the future.
Click here to learn more, or go to myeragy.com to sign up today!