Sigma Designs, manufacturer of Z-Wave wireless technology, announced that all utility meters can now communicate with all Z-Wave home control technologies.This breakthrough is made possible by the close cooperation between Sigma Designs and Zonoff, Inc., which designed the modular Platform product. In addition, Zonoff worked with Blue Line Innovations, Inc. to integrate their energy monitoring technology into a Blue Line Module, while creating a second Module for existing Smart Meter wireless standards. These Modules are the first to enable cross-use and integration of electric meter data, enabling utilities to control high-load devices in any Z-wave enabled home, with consumer permission. The benefits include saving consumers money and conserving energy by shutting down high load devices as well as simple lighting and thermostat set-backs which represent 67% of residential energy use when high grid demands a reduction.
Blue Line Innovations, Inc. is an award-winning manufacturer of real-time energy monitoring products that help consumers save money and conserve energy. Since 2004, the company has been leading the development of real-time energy monitor products for the consumer market. By incorporating the unique Blue Line optical sensor, even non-smart electro mechanical meters can communicate with the home. Plus, smart meters whose functionality has yet to be activated can also be read through both the Zonoff and Blue Line solution. Zonoff’s software products integrate and manage all home systems including energy, security, media and communications, while delivering simple user interfaces and tools that can be used by any consumer on multiple CE devices or smartphones. The Zonoff Z-Wave Bridge Platform was designed using Electric Power Research Institute and Universal Smart Network Access Port standards to communication with the wide variety of wireless standards currently in place with Smart Grid devices. For the first time, this will allow consumers to access data and gain insights into their energy usage via existing Smart Meters.
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