Several homes in San Diego are to get energy efficiency retrofits and new solar panels as part of a $5 million federal program by General Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric and others.
The program, funded by the Department of Energy, is designed to figure out the best way to wring out energy savings by using new technologies.
The plan is to combine energy monitoring systems with LED lights, plus appliances that react to conditions on the electric grid and solar panels.
GE said it hopes that its efforts can reduce home energy use by 70 percent.
The project will also evaluate how whole neighborhoods can benefit from the technology.
New and existing homes in Sacramento and Phoenix will also be part of the project.
By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE
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The program, funded by the Department of Energy, is designed to figure out the best way to wring out energy savings by using new technologies.
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