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From smart homes to connected cars, Verizon technology is giving our customers
innovative tools to address many of our long-term energy challenges.
We see a growing market for digital technologies that give
customers control over their energy management. We’re partnering
with a number of utilities as they transition to remote meter
management. By using cloud-based solutions and “e-meters,”
utilities can provide customers with better information on their
energy usage.
These and other machine-to-machine solutions are being
developed in our LTE Innovation Centers, helping modernize our
electrical and transportation systems and drive greater eciencies.
ENABLING SMART GRIDS
Digitizing the electrical grid is giving users unprecedented control
over how they consume and manage energy, while it helps
unite producers and consumers of energy into a single, dynamic
energy ecosystem.
In Charlotte, N.C., Verizon is working with Duke Energy to create
a more sustainable urban environment in a project known as
“Envision: Charlotte.” Verizon connected the energy systems of 62
buildings in the city’s core using our 4G LTE wireless network.
Real-time data on energy consumption is displayed on interactive
video kiosks throughout the city, along with suggestions
about how to reduce energy use. The goal is to reduce energy
consumption by 20 percent by 2016.
In Worcester, Mass., National Grid is testing the energy system of
the future. Its smart grid pilot, which was developed in partnership
with Verizon and other key parties, is designed to give more than
15,000 customers control over their energy use through advanced
technology. The utility’s goals are to encourage customers to save
energy, while it increases network service reliability and improves
response to power outages.
Networkfleet, a Verizon company, offers
advanced fleet technology solutions
to help businesses monitor their company
vehicles and decrease fuel consumption.
IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO MANAGE
OUR ENERGY USAGE?
POWERFUL ANSWERS
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