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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