Honeywell and Opower Develop Next-Generation Tools to Reduce Energy Use and Costs in Homes
霍尼韋爾與Opower開發(fā)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(jì)劃共同開發(fā)能源管理工具，以幫助消費(fèi)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(dòng)化和控制系統(tǒng)方面的專業(yè)知識(shí)以及Opower行業(yè)領(lǐng)先的能源數(shù)據(jù)分析和客戶參與技術(shù)，創(chuàng)造直觀、可靠和高效的技術(shù)，為住宅以及整個(gè)電網(wǎng)節(jié)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(gè)平臺(tái)，包括一個(gè)聯(lián)網(wǎng)的可編程恒溫器，以幫助公用事業(yè)提高能源效率計(jì)劃，推動(dòng)家庭更多的節(jié)省和投資回報(bào)的最大化。該技術(shù)將測(cè)量、分析和報(bào)告業(yè)主的用電量，包括來自控制加熱和冷卻系統(tǒng)的恒溫器的詳細(xì)信息，而加熱和冷卻設(shè)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(gè)門戶網(wǎng)站或者移動(dòng)應(yīng)用程序訪問數(shù)據(jù)，以獲得他們能源使用和消費(fèi)的明細(xì)和全面的快照。該技術(shù)也將建議，并自動(dòng)實(shí)現(xiàn)節(jié)約成本的改變，還展現(xiàn)在同一地理位置類似家庭的相等數(shù)據(jù)，提供了一個(gè)基準(zhǔn)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(yǎng)意識(shí)入手，使消費(fèi)者能調(diào)整如何用電，但不僅是如此，他們還需要易用的控制來實(shí)施改變，并使他們可以堅(jiān)持下來。我們相信霍尼韋爾和Opower將可以成功地結(jié)合信息、積極性以及控制，幫助業(yè)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(jì)劃在未來數(shù)月選擇公用事業(yè)合作伙伴試驗(yàn)新產(chǎn)品。該平臺(tái)最終可能支持輕型商業(yè)客戶效率計(jì)劃，以及需求響應(yīng)計(jì)劃，這有助于在用電高峰和電網(wǎng)過負(fù)時(shí)候暫時(shí)降低電力消耗。霍尼韋爾還計(jì)劃通過住宅承辦商和零售商出售同類產(chǎn)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(lián)合創(chuàng)始人兼CEO Daniel Yates表示：“霍尼韋爾是可靠控制技術(shù)方面當(dāng)之無愧的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，也是全球數(shù)以百萬計(jì)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(kuò)展我們的平臺(tái)進(jìn)入家庭，為我們的事業(yè)伙伴和他們的客戶提供更多價(jià)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(lǐng)先的能源信息平臺(tái)，目前為近10萬住宅用戶提供數(shù)據(jù)。該平臺(tái)結(jié)合了正在申請(qǐng)專利的數(shù)據(jù)分析技術(shù)以及前沿的行為科學(xué)，為千家萬戶提供經(jīng)濟(jì)有效的、可操作的能源見解。Opower的產(chǎn)品迄今為止已經(jīng)幫助消費(fèi)者節(jié)省超過5千萬美元的能源賬單，而該公司預(yù)計(jì)這個(gè)數(shù)字將超過1億美元，因?yàn)樗岢龅哪繕?biāo)是到2012年底，實(shí)現(xiàn)節(jié)省一萬億瓦小時(shí)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(lǐng)域的全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，全球超過1億5千萬個(gè)家庭、1千萬棟建筑以及數(shù)以千計(jì)的工廠應(yīng)用了其控制技術(shù)。除了可通過暖氣和空調(diào)專業(yè)人士和零售網(wǎng)點(diǎn)獲得的全線家用舒適產(chǎn)品外，該公司通過其與公用事業(yè)單位的合作，已幫助5百多萬業(yè)主減少了其能源使用，包括設(shè)計(jì)、營銷和實(shí)施能源效率以及需求響應(yīng)計(jì)劃。