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By: SmartSynch’s Up With $20M for Smart Meters « Earth2Tech

SmartSynch’s Up With $20M for Smart Meters « Earth2Tech — Fri, 23 May 2008 04:01:02 +0000

[...] Written by Craig Rubens No Comments Posted May 22nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm in Startups Last August SmarthSynch CEO Stephen Johnston told us the company would likely be looking to raise more funds in [...]

By: FAQ: Net Metering « Earth2Tech

FAQ: Net Metering « Earth2Tech — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:00:38 +0000

[...] just outgoing energy. As the grid smartens up, the market for smarter meters, like those from SmartSynch will grow as consumers and utilities demand more and information control of their [...]

By: trademark registration

trademark registration — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:03:39 +0000

Smart Meters seem to be a great idea for the home of tomorrow. If they’re able to connect to other appliances using a LAN connection then it’ll definitely save energy, the environment, and money for the owner. I’m sure it’ll be a bit pricey to get one of these installed at first, but they’ll eventually become the norm.

By: Interested Consumer

Interested Consumer — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:01:19 +0000

Jim, I think this technology enables both paradigms, the real time pricing as well as demand response systems. Both are probably going to be necessary to meet the nations energy needs in the coming years.

The programs that involve temporarily turning off certain appliances are a voluntary choice on the part of the consumer. Some programs like this already exist, where the utility gives a customer a discounted rate in exchange for the option of shutting off their water heater for 10 minutes during periods of heavy load on the grid, for example. The consumer has the option of signing up for the program. SmartSynch just seems to be doing it in a better way than the old systems.

By: Earth2Tech » Blog Archive Earth2Tech Week In Review «

Earth2Tech » Blog Archive Earth2Tech Week In Review « — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:00:10 +0000

[...] and pa utility will be able to turn off your appliances, once SmartSynch adds a wireless local area network (LAN) chip to its smart [...]

By: Jim Beyer

Jim Beyer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:42:47 +0000

I think an interesting development in the smart meter market is how the utilities want to control and "monitor" everything (such as turning off your pool pump, etc.) . Compare this with a market that provides a real-time price for electricity, and the consumers make the turn-off decisions themselves.

Centralized control of your electricity by utilities via smart-metering would be a disaster.

By: GigaOM GigaNET Headlines…Thursday «

GigaOM GigaNET Headlines…Thursday « — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:16:27 +0000

[...] Earth2Tech: SmartSynch, a smart grid company that uses wireless data networks and sensors to monitor electric utility networks, is hoping to hit $20 million in sales in 2007. More. [...]