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Control Devices
Andy Martin
Director Product Management
EnergyHub
Energy Efficiency of the Future: Implications of Technologies
Environmental Business Council – CT
Energy Efficiency Programs in CT
February 8, 2012
Andy Martin
Director, Product Management
martin@energyhub.com
AGENDA
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TWO-WAY CONNECTED THERMOSTAT PLATFORMS: THE HOTTEST EFFICIENCY TREND IN CONTROL DEVICES
EFFICIENCY & CUSTOMER BENEFITS • Remote control for consumers • Real-time feedback, normative comparisons, weather-based optimization • Real empirical results
DIRECT LOAD CONTROL (PEAK-TIME EFFICIENCY) • Growth in residential DLC • True load availability reporting • Real-time M&V from two-way connected thermostats
About EnergyHub
• Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY
• Recognized as a leading provider of next-gen DR and efficiency services
• Deployed in tens of thousands of homes and at utilities from coast to coast (including UI right here in Connecticut)
• Two product lines: – Home Base Energy
Management System for Home Area Networks (HAN)
– Mercury Smart Thermostat Platform
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It’s the Hottest Efficiency Trend in Control Devices
Two-Way Programmable Communicating Thermostats
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That’s Great, but…
• Many utilities and regulators have a question:
Can programmable thermostats actually deliver on their
energy efficiency promises?
Yes, when they’re combined with the right software platform
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Two-Way Connected Thermostat Platforms Offer
• Two-way communication
• Controls variety of residential HVAC technologies (usually not line voltage heat)
• Network-agnostic (Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z-Wave)
• Remotely upgradable
• Supports price signals & messaging
• Available in stores – utilities don’t have to distribute/install thermostats!
• Consumer-centric management tools
• Web- and mobile-based control, alerts, scheduling, and feedback
• Utility branding (white label solution)
• Demand response functionality
• Flexible platforms designed to evolve with changing customer preferences and regulatory environments
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Connected Thermostat Cloud Software Platform
End Consumer also Gets Remote Control
Save with one-touch away button Manage multiple
locations
Real-time feedback on setpoint adjustments
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+3° change 9% to 12% increase in heating costs
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Normative comparisons
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Smart Optimization for Efficiency and Cost Savings
• Automatically changes temperature setpoints multiple times per day to optimize cost and system performance based on customer’s preferences
• Price protection • variable pricing-based
optimization
• adaptive pre-cooling for demand response events
• stage control for heat pumps
• Comfort protection • weather-based optimization to
meet comfort preferences
• set it and forget it
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Home Thermal Model
Temperature Alerts
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Using the Power of Big Data to Measure Efficiency
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Selected Energy Efficiency Results
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85% of Mercury users choose an EPA
recommended or better comfort setpoint
72% of Mercury powered thermostats have Day Time Setbacks
33% of Mercury powered thermostats
56% of U.S. programmable thermostats have Day Time Setbacks
53% on Hold (standard programmable thermostats)
Sources: LBNL 2009 and 2011, EIA and EnergyHub Inc.
vs.
vs.
7.2 GW reported residential DR
peak reduction
2009 2015
projected residential DR peak reduction
≈ 7 million homes ≈ 17 million homes (Source: FERC, 2010)
Thermostats Serve the Growing Residential DLC Market
• DLC programs have been in use since the 1960’s and grew massively over the past two decades
• Current estimates that between 7 and 9 million homes participate in some sort of DLC-based programs
• Estimated that approximately 2.4MM of these homes have programmable communicating thermostats
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Utility Demand Response Management Tool
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DLC Event Configuration
Utilities can specify which thermostat settings to adjust during a DLC event
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Event Reporting and Analytics
Real-time analysis of customer participation rates
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Event Notification
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Utilities and service providers can create custom email notifications including subject and email content
End users are notified of in-progress events on the web and mobile applications
What Two-Way Connected Thermostat Platforms Offer
• Highly detailed M&V including:
– Power before, during and after event
– User inputs on the thermostat, web, and mobile portals
– Low-level system event logs
• Opportunities for new program design like "pay to play" or ”override bank"
• Consumer benefits that outweigh the need for monthly/seasonal incentives
• Potential for new go-to-market strategy using retail distribution in Home Depot,
Lowe’s, etc.
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Control Peak Loads Improve Efficiency Redefine Relationship
Andy Martin Director, Product Management martin@energyhub.com