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Smart meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) coupled with dynamic pricing can teach consumers to modify their energy-use profiles, saving money and shifting high energy-consuming activities to lower demand times. |
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Energy information and control can be vital elements in a smart home automation hub. Personal computers, home energy panels and mobile devices can deliver real-time information to guide and enable immediate household energy decisions. |
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Smart appliances receive signals from smart meters that determine how they operate. During peak periods, they can change modes or put off high-energy-consuming activities to times when more energy is readily available and costs are lower. |
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will connect with smart-metered homes to make electric transportation practical and affordable. Dynamic pricing can encourage charging at night and give utilities a revenue stream for fixed assets that are otherwise lying idle. |