Internet of Lights Blog

Echelon’s Smart Meter technology featured with ELO

Echelon’s smart meter technology was featured in the Brazilian news with our partner, ELO, at “Metering, Billing/CRM Latin America” in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Marcos Rizzo of ELO discussed the ANEEL (the Brazilian regulatory agency) regulations requiring that utilities provide time of use tariff options.  By adjusting their energy use during peak hours with the assistance of these smart meters, consumers are able to reduce their monthly energy bill.  Watch the video online at http://g1.globo.com/bom-dia-brasil/videos/t/edicoes/v/feira-em-sao-paulo-apresenta-novidades-em-economia-de-energia-eletrica/2101354/.  See if you can spot our “NES Powered by Echelon” logo and the "NES Element Manager" page.

Echelon receives Frost & Sullivan Growth Leadership Award

For the second year in a row, Echelon has been recognized with the Growth Leadership Award, Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) Europe 2012 from Frost & Sullivan. Echelon was selected as the winner for its continual work in the following areas:

• Accelerated Growth in Business
• Targeting New Emerging Markets
• Technology Innovation and Development
• Development Plans for Future Roadmap

In addition, Frost & Sullivan have published a best practices research report which is available for download at http://www.echelon.com/myblueprint.  

Echelon’s campus is a prime example of demand management

The Echelon campus in San Jose does more than just demonstrate an application of demand management on a large facility, it produces real savings.  Wayne Wiebe, Senior Vice President at Kenmark Group, provides a detailed view of how demand management has saved the company thousands of dollars in energy costs without any impact on occupant comfort.  See how Kenmark is using Echelon’s Smart Buildings technology to produce energy-efficient buildings that respond to real-time grid events.

System Level Solutions provides consumer control of their power

Paresh Patel, President and CEO of System Level Solutions (SLS), demonstrates how his products combined with the Echelon Smart Meter can save you 15-20% of your energy bill.

Echelon takes home the Smart City Award at Smart Grid Paris 2012

Echelon was honored by the Smart Grid Paris 2012 with the Smart City award for the Sénart en Essonne street light control network project. The cities have been able to cut energy use of the street lights by 35%.  Additionally, maintenance costs have been reduced by the system’s ability to quickly identify failures and issues before the citizens even notice. This project has enabled own council’s objective to not only reduce costs, but to contribute to sustainable growth.

Echelon’s Smart Street Lighting Solution transforms streetlights into intelligent, energy-efficient, remotely managed networks that deliver dependable lighting at a lower cost than low-energy luminaires alone. Over the long term, Smart Street Lighting serves as a foundation for building a Smart City.