GEO’s energy displays use ZigBee wireless protocols to communicate directly with Echelon’s range of NES smart meters, providing current and historical energy use, pricing information, and energy performance comparisons to consumers in real-time using a portable, graphically rich display.
Patrick Caiger-Smith, CEO of GEO, said: “The UK Government is serious about changing energy consumption behavior and the first step in enabling this change is showing consumers when and where they use the most energy.
“Consumers can reduce energy use and save money, and collectively we can affect climate change by learning to use energy more wisely. Empowering consumers to monitor and control energy expenditures is a key objective for the UK and other European governments, and, as an integral part of the smart gird, a huge market opportunity for us.”
In addition to energy displays for smart metering applications, GEO also manufactures smart energy plugs using Echelon’s power line communications technology to remotely control home appliances and measure energy use of individual appliances.
