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Control4® Energy Management System (EMS 100) Selected by NV Energy for Demand Response Rollout
20,000 customers to receive Control4 devices as NV Energy partners with customers to strengthen Demand Response portfolio
SUNNYVALE, CA - January 31, 2010 - Home automation leader Control4 has been selected by NV Energy to provide its award-winning home energy management devices to customers who want to better manage their energy consumption.
Control4® ADVANTAGE software will help NV Energy manage residential load on a large scale. Integrated with NV Energy’s demand response management system, Control4 ADVANTAGE will allow the company to communicate with and manage any number of home area networks ("HANs") on the Control4® EMS 100 platform. Customers with EMS 100 devices will have multiple options for participating in demand response programs, including event-driven rebate programs as well as those triggered by price or rate tiers. ADVANTAGE also gives NV Energy the option to customize messages or service offerings for their customers.
“This is the first true rollout - not a pilot - of customer-driven demand response using home area network technologies. The Control4® EMS 100 solution supports NVE's aggressive and innovative approach to demand response,” said Richard Walker, President, Control4® Energy Systems. “We’re eager to work with NV Energy to provide their residential customers with a personalized, flexible, and scalable energy management solution.”
According to NV Energy, as part of its NVEnergize smart grid deployment, a certain number of customers will have access to smart-grid-compatible home area network solutions. The technology will provide customers with energy consumption and cost information and allow them to voluntarily participate in demand response (DR) events. NV Energy manages a growing DR portfolio which includes direct load control, price-responsive load control, energy information programs, advanced consumer gateways, distributed solar, and energy storage. Over the next several years, NV Energy is working to expand their DR portfolio from 150 MW to a goal of close to 400 MW.
Customers participating in NV Energy’s programs will be able to access and use the data collected by smart meters to wisely manage energy in the home. Consumers will be equipped with the Control4® EC-100 energy controller, a 4.7" touch-screen with an engaging full color interface that provides up-to-the-minute feedback on their electricity consumption and costs, analyzes their electricity usage by end-use, and accommodates additional energy management applications and load controllers on their home area network. Customers will also be given the Control4® WT-100 wireless thermostat that can automatically react to price signals or demand response events signals to reduce peak load requirements. Control4's EMS 100 solution gives residential energy consumers an easy way to participate in demand response and makes energy management a part of their everyday lives.
The Control4 EMS 100 gives consumers a choice regarding their participation in demand response events. Consumers will be able to create their own rules for reducing demand based upon factors such as price, comfort, and economic preferences. In addition, the EMS 100 system keeps the utility and home area networks separate to enable the exchange of only authorized information.
NVE intends to roll out a minimum of 20,000 EMS 100 systems to customer homes by 2012 and will monitor consumer reception of the devices in an ongoing effort to create an appealing customer experience. The open platform and over-the-air update capability of the EMS 100 makes the solution easily upgradeable and scalable for future expansion.
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Control4, a leading provider of the operating system for the smart home, delivers intelligent control of consumer electronics products, appliances and networking systems through an easy-to-use and intuitive software interface. Founded in 2003, the company delivers affordable automation and control of lighting, music, video, HVAC, security, and energy management systems to the broad market through more than 1,600 custom integrators, retail outlets, and distributors in over 70 countries. Control4 is the platform of choice for major consumer electronics companies, hotels, businesses and utilities that require an intelligent, open and affordable control solution.
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