I’ve spent the last decade working for the companies who are building out the Smart Grid. Which means hearing a lot of debates… how to make usage and cost information available to consumers, whether ZigBee has any real-world application (or is even viable as designed).
So I was excited to pick up my very own HAN device from Rainforest, which arrived already integrated with my BC Hydro meter.
Ooh, nice box.
Ooh, flashing lights!
The unit is a little smaller than a deck of cards (and much lighter). It booted up and connected within about seven seconds.
A single button toggles through a number of readings, including:
Current usage
Price per kWh
Yesterday vs today, which will probably be even more exciting tomorrow!
After years of working with designers and customers to develop similar technology it’s really neat to have something like this in my own home.