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Leader in digital transformation and energy management offers builders new technology ecosystem for more resilient, safe and sustainable homes
Resilient, future-proof solutions allow builders to meet quickly-evolving regulations and optimize homes for distributed energy resources
BOSTON (BUSINESS WIRE) Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today showcased its Wiser Energy Monitor, Square D Energy Center and new connected wiring device ranges for builders seeking innovative ways to drive efficiency and sustainability at the International Builders’ Show. These new smart solutions allow builders to differentiate their homes through increased electrical system connectivity, transparency and enhanced energy control.
Homes need a lot more digital smarts nowadays to manage rooftop solar, backup batteries and electric vehicle chargers. It’s nice if those distributed energy resources (DERs) can be integrated with household electrical load controls via smartphone or Alexa or Google voice-activated devices.
Then there’s the need to optimize these DERs and loads against utility time-of-use rates, net-metering tariffs and EV charging rate structures. And in worst-case scenarios, homeowners want to keep critical loads powered via battery or backup generator during outages that can last for hours or days at a time.
This mix of future-forward list of home energy control capabilities is increasingly in demand in markets including California, the epicenter of both DER deployment and wildfire-prevention grid outages. And while mass-market home electrical equipment tends to be optimized for low cost and reliability, both startups and global vendors alike are starting to see an opportunity to upsell