ecobee Launches Product Update to Protect the Energy Grid from Outages
30 Mayo 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New opt-out feature launches ahead of
forecasted record-breaking hot summer and builds on success of
summer 2022 pilot.
Smart home leader ecobee today announced the launch of an
updated grid resiliency program to help prevent power outages
caused by extreme weather, sustained high heat, and natural
disasters.
During an Emergency Event Alert (EEA) or equivalent event,
ecobee customers in participating utility service territories who
are not already enrolled in a demand response program will receive
an alert on their ecobee Smart Thermostat and ecobee mobile app
informing them that their home is at risk of an outage. Customers
then receive recommended, automated temperature adjustments to help
reduce the strain on the grid during extreme weather events. During
these adjustments, customers are in control of their comfort and
can opt out of any changes before or even during the event.
This solution will be available to customers in select utility
territories across the US and Canada as an update to ecobee’s
existing eco+ Community Energy Savings feature. It is designed to
help increase grid stability in the face of increasing
weather-related threats. According to NERC, two-thirds of North
America is at risk of energy shortages during high-demand periods
that stress the energy grid. Despite a rapid increase in
weather-related power outages, the number of customers
participating in energy conservation and sustainability initiatives
remains below 20%, per J.D. Power. This update, which helps
utilities reach 100% of ecobee customers in a given territory,
results in temperature adjustments between 1-4 degrees to help
ensure grid stability.
“Our Grid Resiliency Program’s unique opt-out model helps
communities avoid capacity shortfalls by providing utility
companies with access to the vast majority of ecobee devices in
their territory to reduce the strain on the grid during an energy
emergency,” said ecobee Executive Vice President, Energy, Chris
Carradine. “We are seeing more extreme weather events than ever
before, and it is critical that we give communities a seamless and
transparent method for managing their energy use during emergency
events.”
The program was first piloted with San Diego Gas & Electric
(SDG&E) in September 2022. SDG&E used ecobee’s new solution
during a grid emergency in their territory, which drove a 60%
participation rate and equivalent kWh savings as a standard demand
response event, demonstrating the capability of this solution to
engage customers that have not enrolled in a utility demand
response program. Building on the success of the pilot, ecobee is
expanding this solution across the US and Canada to help create a
more reliable and flexible grid.
To learn more about this update and ecobee’s suite of
industry-leading grid resiliency solutions, visit
www.ecobee.com/utilities
About ecobee
ecobee Inc. was founded in 2007 with a mission to simplify
everyday life while creating a more sustainable world. Since
launching the world’s first smart thermostat in 2009, ecobee has
helped customers across North America save over 31 TWh of energy,
which is the equivalent of taking all the homes in Los Angeles and
Chicago off the grid for a year. Today, ecobee continues to
innovate with smart home solutions that solve everyday problems
with comfort, protection, and conservation in mind. In 2021, ecobee
joined Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC), a leading global
designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions, and other
power products. Generac and ecobee share a vision to deliver a
cleaner and more sustainable energy future for customers and
communities. The Generac and ecobee home of the future will be more
comfortable, secure, resilient, and efficient. For more
information, visit ecobee.com.
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