Given the extreme heat this summer and the general awareness of how fragile our power grids are, there is a growing consensus that smart homes should include some form of smart energy management component. Today that might be a smart thermostat … [Read more...]
ABB Systems purchased Eve in a bid for smart energy
ABB Group, and industrial giant, has purchased Eve Systems, a maker of connected switches, plugs and sensors that work with Thread, HomeKit, and Matter. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the deal has been in works for at least the last six or … [Read more...]
Podcast: First impressions of the new Aqara mmWave sensor
This week we start the show with my first impressions of the Aqara FP2 mmWave sensor. This $83 sensor can detect multiple people in a room, light settings, and falls. It's also one of the first presence sensors that uses radar to detect people as … [Read more...]
Resiliency and electrification will drive smart energy
After years of lackluster starts in what I think of as the internet of electricity, we might be at an inflection point thanks to the very real perils of climate change. For at least a decade, companies and energy experts have envisioned a future … [Read more...]
Span is tackling our outdated grid one breaker box at a time
As the urgency of the climate crisis becomes increasingly clear, technology firms are pushing harder toward solutions designed to boost electrification and the use of renewable energy. Solar panels have become more common, for example, as have smart … [Read more...]