The results of a pair of year-long studies that use so-called intelligent appliances show that new power grid management tools in the home - and even in the appliances themselves - can help save homeowners money while improving power grid efficiency at the same time.
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) - part of the Department of Energy - and its Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration Project found that advanced technologies saved the consumers who participated in the study 10 percent on their electricity bills, on average.
