ecobee Releases New Product Update to Help Protect Communities from Power Outages
30 Maio 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
New update helps ensure grid stability during
extreme weather in select regions
Smart home leader ecobee today released a new update to its eco+
Community Energy Savings feature to protect customers from power
outages caused by extreme weather. During North American Electric
Reliability Corporation (NERC) Emergency Event Alert (EEA) or
equivalent events, customers who are not already enrolled in a
utility demand response program will receive an alert on their
ecobee Smart Thermostat and ecobee mobile app informing them that
their home is at risk of an outage. Customers then receive
recommended, automated temperature adjustments to help ensure grid
stability.
With this update, customers are in control and can opt out of
any changes before or even during the event. Those who choose to
conserve energy and help protect their communities from disruptive
outages will see adjustments of only 1-4 degrees that last no more
than four hours.
According to NERC, two-thirds of North America is at risk of
energy shortages during high-demand periods that stress the energy
grid. With ecobee’s new update, customers can allow their ecobee
Smart Thermostat to reduce demand, creating less strain on the grid
and helping to avoid outages in their community. ecobee’s Community
Energy Savings feature is one of six eco+ smart features available
on ecobee smart thermostats. Together, these features help people
use cleaner energy automatically, while saving up to 26% on annual
heating and cooling costs.*
“Everyone has a role to play in conserving energy and helping
ensure grid stability,” said Kari Binley, Senior Manager, Energy
Partnerships at ecobee. “This update helps communities take control
of their energy savings and avoid potentially dangerous outages
during high demand periods.”
The new update provides customers with an automated solution for
additional home energy resiliency. It reflects ecobee’s commitment
to sustainability and helping communities conserve energy while
reducing waste and emissions. Furthermore, customers can choose to
participate in their utility's demand response program if they
would like to take advantage of these automated adjustments more
often and receive a financial incentive from their utility
provider.
To learn more about this update and how ecobee is helping
customers save more energy automatically, visit ecobee’s blog
post.
* Compared to a hold of 72°F/22°C.
About ecobee
ecobee Inc. was founded in 2007 with a mission to simplify
everyday life while creating a more sustainable world. Since
launching the world’s first smart thermostat in 2009, ecobee has
helped customers across North America save over 31 TWh of energy,
which is the equivalent of taking all the homes in Los Angeles and
Chicago off the grid for a year. Today, ecobee continues to
innovate with smart home solutions that solve everyday problems
with comfort, protection, and conservation in mind. In 2021, ecobee
joined Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC), a leading global
designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions, and other
power products. Generac and ecobee share a vision to deliver a
cleaner and more sustainable energy future for customers and
communities. The Generac and ecobee home of the future will be more
comfortable, secure, resilient, and efficient. For more
information, visit ecobee.com.
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