Snohomish PUD is working hard to power your 'Home of the Future'
By Snohomish County PUD
It’s not quite the house in the clouds that was promised in “The Jetsons,” but the PUD is working hard to ensure that your Home of the Future will make life easier, more comfortable and help conserve energy along the way.
Over the next two decades, the PUD plans to usher in an array of new technologies to help increase reliability, while also helping customers save money. Here are just a few things the PUD is studying as we prepare to meet the demands of the Home of the Future:
Advanced meters: It’s a lot easier to conserve electricity – and save money – if you can track your energy usage. Advanced meters communicate data in near real-time, relay outage information and record usage in 15-minute increments to help you monitor your energy consumption. They also allow for customers to take advantage of time-of-use rate structures to save money. (Learn more about advanced meters at snopud.com/connectup.)
Battery storage: Home battery storage systems allow customers to store power to use during outages or at times when rates are more expensive. Add solar to it and store your excess power to use when the sun goes down!
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