General Electric into family for energy management of the "new blue sea"

1 December, General Electric (GE) announced that the home appliances and lighting business group launches new family of energy management business, Dave McCalpin was appointed General Manager of new business. GE is committed to providing consumers with the entire family of energy management solutions to help consumers use smart grid technology to reduce energy consumption of the family.

It is understood that this emerging business seeks to resolve various household energy consumption between terminal equipment and the mutual collaboration, such as through interactive water heater, programmable thermostats and smart meter number, and other equipment to achieve the effective management of household energy. In addition, the next few years, the GE new home energy management (HEM) system will allow people to participate in the global smart grid technology development of heat waves, people also enjoy Smart grids of the scientific and technological achievements.

Current Smart grids mature technology products including: fridge, washing machine, dryer, water heaters, ranges, microwave ovens and dishwashers. With the smart grid development of planning and investment, but also develop more products.

GE stakeholders indicated that although smart grid technology maturing, but the current situation is that for the vast majority United States home users, the so-called electrical energy management is nebulous. Based on this, the family of intelligent instrument of energy management is especially important, particularly if consumers through the use of GE's home energy management business adjustments you can use habits, restricting price increases, avoid power plant for the construction of new power plants, waste of resources. "United States consumers just 7% of electricity consumption go to non-peak periods, in each year can save $ 230. "The source said.

General Electric, 2012 estimates that about 40 million installed with communication function of smart electricity meters (SmartMeter) will be installed in the United States, with reference to the family to help United States people to conserve energy.