EcoFactor recently introduced a cloud-based HVAC Performance Monitoring service that does thermal modeling of a home – taking into consideration such factors as the outside weather, the inside temperature, and how the two are impacting one another, and then assesses how the home’s climate control systems are responding to both. This can help users realize improved HVAC performance and understand when maintenance is required, so they can take care of it before a whole system change out is required.
Today, the company revealed some of the results Nevada’s NV Energy and its customers are enjoying as a result of the service. These results, detailed in a report the power company filed with Nevada’s PUC, indicate that EcoFactor technology last year reduced AC usage by 11 percent and reduced peak loads by more than 4 kW per connected home and more than 2.7 kW per connected thermostat. That equated to about $100 per home in annual savings.
Meanwhile, according to EcoFactor, the popular premises-based home thermostat solution called Nest claimed a 4.7 percent reduction in AC last year, while Opower estimated potential savings in Nevada of 259 kWh, or $33.78 per home from what EcoFactor calls a behavioral approach...Read More
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