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Itron and Emerson Collaborate to Offer Smart Thermostats for Demand Response Programs
Emerson Thermostats to Increase Sustainability and Reliability in Itron’s Bring Your Own Device and Direct Install DR and DER Programs LIBERTY LAKE,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nEmerson Thermostats to Increase Sustainability and Reliability in Itron’s Bring Your Own Device and Direct Install DR and DER Programs\n\n LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nItron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, is collaborating with Emerson, a global technology and engineering leader, to offer reliable thermostats as part of Itron’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), direct install demand response (DR) and distributed energy resource (DER) programs. With thermostats controlling about 50% of a home’s energy usage*, offering Emerson’s Sensi™ smart thermostat and Sensi™ Touch smart thermostats as part of any utility’s energy management portfolio gives consumers more control and visibility into their energy usage and allows utilities to improve grid reliability and sustainability. They also provide a means for cost-effective, customer-focused incentive programs that manages air conditioning or heating load throughout a service territory.\n\nItron’s newly developed DER Optimizer solution, which is powered by its industry-leading demand response platform, IntelliSOURCE®, will be fully integrated to provide direct control and management of Emerson’s Sensi thermostats for BYOD and direct install programs. BYOD solutions give utilities the ability to easily include retail Wi-Fi thermostats and other third-party devices in new or existing DR, DER and energy efficiency programs. As part of a BYOD program, consumers who purchase an Emerson Sensi smart thermostat or Sensi Touch smart thermostat through retail outlets can seamlessly connect the device to their Wi-Fi. With the direct install model, utility companies have the option to install Emerson smart thermostats for participating customers, while the utility retains ownership of the thermostat in the consumer home.\n\nEmerson’s smart thermostats, when used in conjunction with Itron’s DER Optimizer solution, give consumers control over their energy usage through the Sensi app or through the utility’s mobile app and provides utilities with a flexible resource to achieve their program goals.\n\n“We are excited to have Emerson’s Sensi thermostats join our ecosystem of third-party devices for Itron’s BYOD and direct install DR programs. The programs not only give utilities the opportunity to better engage with their customers,...