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1/16/2012

ITEXPO East begins in: 14 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Memoori Study: Smart Grid Spend of $2 Trillion by 2030 Should Focus on Infrastructure, Not Meters » North Carolina Utility Expects Fewer Service Trips with AMI Platform » Jacksonville Electric Extends AMI Management Contract with Landis+Gyr   Sponsored By: IBM A Guide on the Challenges and Opportunities for Smart Grids In today's energy-conscious world, we are consistently inundated with best practices and innovations for reducing and better managing our electric and power intake. One area in particular that has garnered extra attention as a means to lessen power demand...   Top Stories » POWRtec Smart Meters to Improve Energy Grid Efficiency » Announcing the 2011 Smart Grid Product of the Year Awards » OATI webDistribute Selected by Californian Utility Provider   From The Expert Corner January 11, 2012 Time Warner Follows Comcast into Home Energy Management Market By Cheryl Kaften TMCnet Contributor They not only know who you are and where you live; they are capable of determining what’s happening behind your closed doors and they can share it with you. They are America’s multiple system operators (MSOs), companies that offer cable, Internet, and phone service packages to consumers as well as new home security and energy management platforms. In 2010, Palo Alto (News - Alert)-based iControl Networks sealed a deal to supply its OpenHome software for Philadelphia-based Comcast’s new home security and energy management service, Xfinity Home Security—providing the largest U.S. MSO with a new portal into the lives of consumers. The service was launched in Houston then, expanded last June to Florida, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Visual courtesy of Time Warner (News - Alert) Cable Now the second-largest MSO in the nation, New York City-based Time Warner Cable (TWC), serving more than 14 million customers, has jumped on the bandwagon with its own IntelligentHome, also powered by iControl.  The TWC platform provides customers with connected home management services, including security, with remote home video viewing and window and door sensors, as well as wireless management of heating, A/C, and lighting. The new service already is available in upstate New York and Southern California. Specifically, iControl explains, with IntelligentHome, customers can... Read More    Featured Videos 5 Green Innovations for 2012    Featured Resources » Preparing for the Future: How Asset Management Will Evolve in the Age of Smart Grid » The Hidden Challenge in Meter Data Management   TMCnet's Blogs » Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford, Unveils Fusion Energi 2013 » Smart Home and Electric Vehicle Charging a Theme at Toshiba CES Booth   Featured Channels » Renewable Energy » Solar Power » Smarter Utility - ATT   Visit smart-grid.tmcnet.com for the Latest Smart-Grid News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Smart-Grid Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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