Griffith Hack Clean & Sustainable Technologies

In the US, billions of dollars are being spent on smart meters, much of it backed by US government funds.

But this area is so promising that many companies, such as Xcel Energy are spending their own money, not government funds.   This article is an interesting, if lengthy, discussion on Xcel Energy’s project.

While I was looking at Xcel Energy’s web site, I found this great idea of their’s called saver’s switch.  Here is an article about it. In short, a remote control switch is installed that can turn off an air conditioner at peak times when electricity is at its most expensive.

Justin Blows