Unique Web-Based Interactive Dashboard, developed by the Creators of Flash,
Gives a Real-Time Window into Power Consumption at Home
SAN BRUNO, Calif. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ --
Greenbox Technology, creators of energy management software for the home,
announced today that they have partnered with smart grid infrastructure
experts Silver Spring Networks to successfully deploy the Greenbox(TM)
interactive energy management platform for Oklahoma Gas and Electric
(OG&E). The goal of OG&E's Positive Energy(TM) SmartPower program is to
empower customers to better manage their energy consumption and control
costs using Greenbox's intuitive Web-based interface. Silver Spring
Networks provided the network infrastructure, data collection and
integration with the Greenbox platform via its Smart Energy Network.
Consumers are increasingly aware of their home energy consumption and
it is the first and most natural place for them to impact their usage by
changing habits. Leading utilities around the country are currently in the
process of upgrading their infrastructure and are exploring ways to help
customers manage their home energy use. The trial deployment at OG&E will
inform the market about the best ways to meet new consumer expectations for
saving energy and inform utilities on how to implement programs with
time-of-use rate structures and solutions such as those from Greenbox.
"Greenbox sets a new standard for energy intelligence in the home,"
said Jonathan Gay, Founder of Greenbox Technology and creator of Flash.
"Just as Flash enables hundreds of millions users to experience multimedia
on the Internet, Greenbox enables households to experience and understand
their energy usage in ways never before possible."
Greenbox Technology brings an innovative Web-based approach to meeting
the needs of both utilities and their residential energy customers.
Greenbox provides utilities with a Web-based interactive energy management
platform that delivers an insightful, consumer-friendly interface for their
smart grid initiatives. For residential energy customers Greenbox provides
the information and tools that enable customers to better manage their
energy usage, control costs and reduce their carbon footprint by helping
them understand how and when they are using energy through custom usage
analysis, historical visualizations of energy use and email reports and
alerts.
Greenbox educates customers on time-of-use pricing models and suggests
ways to save money by reducing energy usage during peak periods. Greenbox
even allows households to compare their usage to that of similar homes, and
to understand their electricity-based carbon footprint. The product can
also support monitoring of water and gas usage and be customized to meet
the unique needs of each utility.
"Silver Spring Networks is pleased to be working with Greenbox
Technology at Oklahoma Gas and Electric," said John O'Farrell, Executive
Vice President of Silver Spring Networks. "Our advanced networking
technology is the perfect enabling platform to support OG&E's efforts to
give their customers the option to monitor and reduce their energy use
using innovative technologies such as Greenbox's Web-based interface. The
2-way, real-time networking enables an immediate exchange of information
that makes these customer programs so valuable."
Silver Spring Networks supports a full range of smart grid
applications, including the advanced metering and home networking
applications being implemented by OG&E. In addition, Silver Spring Networks
provides an open, secure, proven, reliable networking platform that will
enable OG&E to realize additional operational and environmental benefits in
the future.
"This technology has the potential to change the relationship we have
with our customers," said Ken Grant, managing director of marketing for
OG&E. "It is the key to empowering our customers both with better and more
timely information and with the tools they need to respond to this
information to better manage their energy usage. When we put this
technology into our customers' hands, they understand immediately the value
they can obtain from the information provided."
Working with Silver Spring Networks for data acquisition via their
Smart Energy Network, Greenbox Technology designed the web-based platform
to receive, display and analyze 15-minute interval data for each home every
day on a continual basis. Households simply need to log into the website
via their browser to understand how and when they are using electricity.
About Greenbox Technology Inc.
Based in San Bruno, California, Greenbox Technology provides leading
interactive energy management solutions for utilities and residential
energy customers. Our products enable homeowners to conveniently track,
understand, and manage their utility usage, reducing their environmental
footprint while saving money. Through world-class human design and
insightful analysis of home resource usage, Greenbox Technology empowers
people to make informed choices about their utility use that are aligned
with their values and priorities. For additional information, visit
http://www.getgreenbox.com.
About Oklahoma Gas and Electric
OG&E is Oklahoma's largest utility, serving more than 765,000 customers
in a service area spanning 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western
Arkansas. OG&E is a subsidiary of Oklahoma city-based OGE Energy Corp.
(NYSE: OGE), which also is the parent company of Enogex LLC, a midstream
natural gas pipeline business with principal operations in Oklahoma.
About Silver Spring Networks
Silver Spring Networks creates the critical networking infrastructure
for the Smart Grid, known as a Smart Energy Network. Based on the Internet
Protocol (IP) suite, it addresses the challenges of running multiple
applications and devices on a common networking infrastructure using
multiple transport technologies, dramatically improving efficiency,
lowering costs and ensuring the reliable delivery of services. This
smarter, more efficient grid could cut the growth rate of worldwide energy
consumption by more than half over the next 15 years and drastically reduce
carbon emissions. Silver Spring Networks was named a Technology Pioneer at
the 2008 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and was a recipient of
the GoingGreen and Brilliant Innovation Awards in 2007. For additional
information, visit http://www.silverspringnetworks.com.
Media Contacts:
Christina Williams, Page One PR for Greenbox
christina@pageonepr.com
503.206.7775
Matthew Smith, Greenbox
matt@greenbox-inc.com
650.292.8270 x205
Gil Broyles, Oklahoma Gas & Electric
broylecg@oge.com
404.553.3646
Lisa Magnuson, Silver Spring Networks
lisamag@silverspringnet.com
415.531.9199
SOURCE Greenbox Technology
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Related links:
http://www.getgreenbox.com
http://www.silverspringnetworks.com
CONTACT:
Christina Williams of Page One PR,
+1-503-206-7775, christina@pageonepr.com, for Greenbox; or
Matthew Smith of Greenbox, +1-650-292-8270, ext. 205,
matt@greenbox-inc.com; or Gil Broyles of Oklahoma Gas & Electric,
+1-404-553-3646, broylecg@oge.com; or Lisa Magnuson of Silver
Spring Networks, +1-415-531-9199, lisamag@silverspringnet.com
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