Honeywell and Opower Develop Next-Generation Tools to Reduce Energy Use and Costs in Homes
霍尼韋爾與Opower開發降低住宅用電和成本的新一代工具

September 13, 2011 - Honeywell 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 the entire electrical grid.

9月13日消息——霍尼韋爾與Opower今天宣布，計劃共同開發能源管理工具，以幫助消費者減少其能源使用和支出。兩家公司將綜合霍尼韋爾在住宅自動化和控制系統方面的專業知識以及Opower行業領先的能源數據分析和客戶參與技術，創造直觀、可靠和高效的技術，為住宅以及整個電網節約能源。

Honeywell and Opower will initially launch a platform that includes a Web-connected programmable thermostat to help utilities boost energy efficiency programs, driving deeper savings in the home and maximizing return on investment. The technology will measure, analyze and report homeowners' electricity use, including detailed information from the thermostat, which controls heating and cooling systems - equipment that accounts for almost 50 percent of all residential energy consumption.

霍尼韋爾與Opower最初將推出一個平臺，包括一個聯網的可編程恒溫器，以幫助公用事業提高能源效率計劃，推動家庭更多的節省和投資回報的最大化。該技術將測量、分析和報告業主的用電量，包括來自控制加熱和冷卻系統的恒溫器的詳細信息，而加熱和冷卻設備幾乎占所有住宅能耗的50％。

Utility customers will be able to access the data from a Web portal or mobile application to get a clear and comprehensive snapshot of their energy use and spending. The technology will also suggest and automatically implement cost-saving changes, and will present equivalent data from similar families in the same geography to provide a benchmark and additional context.

公用客戶將可以通過一個門戶網站或者移動應用程序訪問數據，以獲得他們能源使用和消費的明細和全面的快照。該技術也將建議，并自動實現節約成本的改變，還展現在同一地理位置類似家庭的相等數據，提供了一個基準和額外境況。

"Empowering consumers to adjust how they use electricity starts with awareness," said Jeremy Eaton, vice president of energy solutions for Honeywell. "But it doesn't end there - they also need easy-to-use controls to implement changes and make them stick. We believe Honeywell and Opower will successfully combine information, motivation and control to help homeowners reduce energy consumption and costs."

霍尼韋爾能源解決方案副總裁Jeremy Eaton表示：“從培養意識入手，使消費者能調整如何用電，但不僅是如此，他們還需要易用的控制來實施改變，并使他們可以堅持下來。我們相信霍尼韋爾和Opower將可以成功地結合信息、積極性以及控制，幫助業主減少能源使用和成本。”

The companies plan to pilot the new product with select utility partners over the next few months. The platform may eventually support utilities' efficiency programs for light commercial customers, as well as demand response programs, which help temporarily reduce electricity consumption when energy use spikes and strains the grid. Honeywell also plans to sell similar products through residential contractors and retailers.

兩家公司計劃在未來數月選擇公用事業合作伙伴試驗新產品。該平臺最終可能支持輕型商業客戶效率計劃，以及需求響應計劃，這有助于在用電高峰和電網過負時候暫時降低電力消耗。霍尼韋爾還計劃通過住宅承辦商和零售商出售同類產品。

"Honeywell is the clear leader in manufacturing reliable control technology and it's a brand trusted by millions all across the world" said Daniel Yates, CEO and co-founder of Opower. "We are very excited to work with Honeywell to help us extend our platform into the home, and deliver even more value to our utility partners and their customers."

Opower聯合創始人兼CEO Daniel Yates表示：“霍尼韋爾是可靠控制技術方面當之無愧的領導者，也是全球數以百萬計人們信任的品牌。我們非常高興能與霍尼韋爾合作，幫助我們擴展我們的平臺進入家庭，為我們的事業伙伴和他們的客戶提供更多價值。”

Opower is the nation's leading energy information platform, currently delivering data to nearly 10 million residential consumers. The platform combines cutting-edge behavioral science with patent-pending data analytics to cost-effectively deliver actionable energy insights to millions of homes. Opower's products have helped consumers save over $50 million dollars on their energy bills to date, and the company projects that number to be more over $100 million as it progresses towards its goal of one terawatt hour of savings by the end of 2012.

Opower是美國領先的能源信息平臺，目前為近10萬住宅用戶提供數據。該平臺結合了正在申請專利的數據分析技術以及前沿的行為科學，為千家萬戶提供經濟有效的、可操作的能源見解。Opower的產品迄今為止已經幫助消費者節省超過5千萬美元的能源賬單，而該公司預計這個數字將超過1億美元，因為它提出的目標是到2012年底，實現節省一萬億瓦小時的電力。

Honeywell is a global leader in energy efficiency, with control technology in more than 150 million homes, 10 million buildings and thousands of industrial plants around the world. In addition to a full-line of home comfort products available through heating and air-conditioning professionals and retail outlets, the company has helped more than 5 million homeowners decrease their energy use through its work with utilities, which includes designing, marketing and implementing energy efficiency and demand response programs.

霍尼韋爾是能源效率領域的全球領導者，全球超過1億5千萬個家庭、1千萬棟建筑以及數以千計的工廠應用了其控制技術。除了可通過暖氣和空調專業人士和零售網點獲得的全線家用舒適產品外，該公司通過其與公用事業單位的合作，已幫助5百多萬業主減少了其能源使用，包括設計、營銷和實施能源效率以及需求響應計劃。