Final Results for SCE Smart Speaker Project
Results are impressive:
– TOU 5-8PM saved 10% or 0.22kW on Summer Weekdays.
-TOU 4-9PM saved 9.7% or 0.23kW on Summer Weekends
UD Awarded Contract by PG&E
This project aims to use Voice Assistants to educate customers on energy usage, bill forecasts, TOU automation, IoT connectivity, configuration, and utility notifications.
UD Awarded Contract by SCE
UD Awarded Contract by Southern California Edison (SCE) to Demonstrate Device Optimization with Time-of-Use Rates via Smart Speakers.
The Importance of IoT and Transactive Energy for the Smart Grid
Services for IoT and Transactive Energy (TE) will be required to enable a truly smart grid. Michel Kohanim discusses UD’s existing research, framework, complementing products/ecosystem that have seamlessly integrated IoT technologies and Smart Grid standards including Transactive Energy. OpenADR is a perfect fit for bringing all these services under one standardized umbrella.
CA Energy Commission EPIC 2019 Symposium
When: February 19, 2019Where: CA Energy Commission Universal Devices was featured in the CA Energy Commission’s EPIC Symposium both in the poster session, represented by Orly Hasidim, and in an in-depth panel discussion. The event took place in the Sacramento Convention Center and was attended by many including members of the legislator. The keynote speech […]
The Importance of IoT in Smart Grid Technologies
When: February 26, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PSTWhere: Lawrence Berkley Lab – Energy Technologies Area (as well as online) Perhaps you have already heard of IoT – Internet of Things. IoT is pretty much meaningless without a purpose: how does it help anyone? Michel Kohanim discusses UD’s existing research, framework, complementing products/ecosystem […]
Optimize Thermostat Through Alexa | Energy Expert
You can now make RATES to be more accurate by letting it detect the energy usage for your devices. It’s magnificent. Here’s the link to the announcement.
Michel Kohanim Moderates Transactive Energy Panel
As an expert in all things Transactive Energy, Michel Kohanim will be moderating a Transactive Energy panel on 01/22/2019 @ 1:15 PM at AESP. Here’s the link to the agenda. Here’s the link to the presentation. Do you want to meet us? Drop us a line.
OpenADR 2.0b Is Now an IEC Standard
The OpenADR Alliance announced that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the world’s leading International Standards organization for all electrical, electronic and related technologies, has approved the OpenADR 2.0b Profile Specification as a full IEC standard, to be known as IEC 62746-10-1 ED1. And, of course, this means that all ISY994 Series are now IEC standard […]
Enhanced RATES Energy Expert Alexa Skill
You can now make RATES to be more accurate by letting it detect the energy usage for your devices. It’s magnificent. Here’s the link to the announcement.
