Utility to test Web-connected devices to save energy in homes and small businesses
| September 24, 2007 |  View for printing |
Power company will be able to control the thermostats of hundreds of Idaho homes and businesses.
Starting this fall, 100 homes and small businesses in northern Idaho will test new Web-connected devices that cut energy use and could save millions in surplus-power purchases and ratepayer bills when Avista Utilities needs to buy extra energy on peak-demand days.
The test will let those home users and business owners add smart two-way devices that can be controlled by Avista and that can reduce energy use when power demand strains the utility's capacity.
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By Tom Sowa - The Spokesman-Review
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