霍尼韦尔与Opower开发降低住宅用电和成本的新一代工具

Honeywell and Opower Develop Next-Generation Tools to Reduce Energy Use and Costs in Homes
霍尼韦尔与Opower开发降低住宅用电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——霍尼韦尔与Opower今天宣布，计划共同开发能源管理工具，以帮助消费者减少其能源使用和支出。两家公司将综合霍尼韦尔在住宅自动化和控制系统方面的专业知识以及Opower行业领先的能源数据分析和客户参与技术，创造直观、可靠和高效的技术，为住宅以及整个电网节约能源。

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.

霍尼韦尔与Opower最初将推出一个平台，包括一个联网的可编程恒温器，以帮助公用事业提高能源效率计划，推动家庭更多的节省和投资回报的最大化。该技术将测量、分析和报告业主的用电量，包括来自控制加热和冷却系统的恒温器的详细信息，而加热和冷却设备几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.

公用客户将可以通过一个门户网站或者移动应用程序访问数据，以获得他们能源使用和消费的明细和全面的快照。该技术也将建议，并自动实现节约成本的改变，还展现在同一地理位置类似家庭的相等数据，提供了一个基准和额外境况。

"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."

霍尼韦尔能源解决方案副总裁Jeremy Eaton表示：“从培养意识入手，使消费者能调整如何用电，但不仅是如此，他们还需要易用的控制来实施改变，并使他们可以坚持下来。我们相信霍尼韦尔和Opower将可以成功地结合信息、积极性以及控制，帮助业主减少能源使用和成本。”

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.

两家公司计划在未来数月选择公用事业合作伙伴试验新产品。该平台最终可能支持轻型商业客户效率计划，以及需求响应计划，这有助于在用电高峰和电网过负时候暂时降低电力消耗。霍尼韦尔还计划通过住宅承办商和零售商出售同类产品。

"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联合创始人兼CEO Daniel Yates表示：“霍尼韦尔是可靠控制技术方面当之无愧的领导者，也是全球数以百万计人们信任的品牌。我们非常高兴能与霍尼韦尔合作，帮助我们扩展我们的平台进入家庭，为我们的事业伙伴和他们的客户提供更多价值。”

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是美国领先的能源信息平台，目前为近10万住宅用户提供数据。该平台结合了正在申请专利的数据分析技术以及前沿的行为科学，为千家万户提供经济有效的、可操作的能源见解。Opower的产品迄今为止已经帮助消费者节省超过5千万美元的能源账单，而该公司预计这个数字将超过1亿美元，因为它提出的目标是到2012年底，实现节省一万亿瓦小时的电力。

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.

霍尼韦尔是能源效率领域的全球领导者，全球超过1亿5千万个家庭、1千万栋建筑以及数以千计的工厂应用了其控制技术。除了可通过暖气和空调专业人士和零售网点获得的全线家用舒适产品外，该公司通过其与公用事业单位的合作，已帮助5百多万业主减少了其能源使用，包括设计、营销和实施能源效率以及需求响应计划。