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DALLAS, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates, host of Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, today announced new energy research showing nearly 50% of U.S. broadband households are very interested in a thermostat capable of automatically detecting an unoccupied house and adjusting the temperature to save money. The research firm notes that consumer interest in automated energy management overall is increasing. (Logo:...

MINNEAPOLIS and ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Opower today introduced new technology that will help utilities attract more homeowners to voluntary programs that curb the demand for electricity, and help create a stable and effective energy grid without new power plants. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/60155-honeywell-opower-technologies-energy-management-platform...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid (ADS) today released four new studies that delve into demand response program design and implementation at particular companies. The documents released represent "Case Study Interviews," whereby a discussion with the actual people behind the programs is captured as a webcast, as well as made available in other ways. "ADS continually is told by members of the DR and smart...

A free “social energy” app was rolled out on Tuesday April 3 aiming to promote energy efficiency through friendly competition, said a three-partner team behind the launch. Facebook, the National Resources Defense Council and Opower have been working on the app since last October, promising it will help orchestrate lower energy use by allowing residents using the app to compare monthly usage with similar households and share tips for lowering their energy bills. Users of the app will...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid (ADS) today announced the addition of four new members. The new members are Opower, the American Public Power Association (APPA), Conservation Services Group (CSG), and Energate. ADS is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, that focuses on development and exchange of information among policymakers, utilities, technology companies, and other stakeholders. It...

In a move designed to help raise awareness about energy consumption, Facebook on Monday announced a new partnership with Opower, a developer of energy-efficiency software, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to create a new social energy application for the social network. According to CNET reporter Martin LaMonica, the app will be developed by Opower and distributed through Facebook's Green page starting in early 2012. It will allow users to compare their energy usage with...

Joint effort aims to motivate hundreds of millions of people to take action, become more energy efficient, and help protect the environment ARLINGTON, Va., PALO ALTO, Calif., and WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Facebook, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Opower today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to use the power of social networking to raise consumer awareness about energy consumption through a joint development of a new social energy...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Opower today announced plans to jointly develop energy management tools to help consumers cut their energy use and expenses. The companies will combine Honeywell's expertise in residential automation and control systems with Opower's industry-leading energy data analytics and customer engagement techniques to create intuitive, reliable and cost-effective technology that will provide energy savings in the home and across...

LEAMINGTON SPA, England, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Utility enhances smart meter offering with Opower's home energy management platform - Opower and First Utility to conduct first of a kind consumer energy saving programme in 2012 to inform Cabinet Office and DECC policy-making - Programme offers potential annual savings of GBP400 million on energy bills if deployed across...