Green Technology
Broadband's benefits even extend to the air we breathe, the forests our nation is striving to preserve and new solutions to growing concern over global climate change. Telecommuting currently saves more than 840 million gallons of gas each year. If Americans telecommuted 1.6 days per week, our nation could save 1.35 billion gallons of fuel annually. Broadband-enabled SmartGrid technology may reduce up to 30% of electricity consumption.
Latest VideoBroadband as a Renewable Resource NextGenWeb recent attended an event hosted by Verizon and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) titled “Thinking ‘Outside’ the Smart-Meter Box.” Following the presentations, we caught up with Benson Hougland to discuss some of the technologies he has installed in his home to track energy consumption. Hougland is able to control appliances in his home in California remotely, measure energy usage in real-time, and calculate cost savings due to energy conservation. All of these technologies are made possible by connecting his electricity meter to his broadband modem. Studies
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