November 2016

By Kevin Rose |
Here’s a hypothetical situation (perhaps a strictly hypothetical one if you’re a millennial like me): Imagine you want to buy a home. You know you want A bedrooms, B baths, and about C square feet (which is just enough room for yourself and D, plus E and F, and maybe a guest, G). You have your heart set on features H, I, and J in your kitchen and living room. And to ensure that getting to…
By Sue Coakley |
With a harsh, divisive election season behind us, the voters have spoken, and change is a coming to America. But what kind of change? What will a Trump administration mean for our children, our nation and for the clean energy future that so many of our region’s state and local leaders have committed to? Like many of you, I spent the days after November 8 pondering how the election results will…
By Chris Tanner |
“The Internet of Things” (IoT) is a term coined in 1999 to describe the vast array of connected devices like refrigerators, blenders, cars, cameras, light bulbs, thermostats, pacemakers, and yes, even Barbie.  Smart objects as a whole have been valued as a $19 trillion industry with billions of individual objects being connected to the internet at any given moment. While these numbers may…
By Lara Bonn |
This article first appeared on Efficiency Vermont's blog on October 26.    The home automation market has taken off in recent years. Whether it’s smart thermostats, voice-activated assistants like Siri or Alexa, or smart lighting, new technologies are being developed quickly by both big industry players and small innovators. Home Energy Management System (HEMS) hubs, sometimes referred to as…

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