Comments on: GE and Tendril Sign Strategic Agreement http://www.tendrilinc.com/2009/07/ge-and-tendril-sign-strategic-agreement/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill Melendez http://www.tendrilinc.com/2009/07/ge-and-tendril-sign-strategic-agreement/comment-page-1/#comment-5522 Bill Melendez Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:33:24 +0000 http://www.tendrilinc.com/?p=2883#comment-5522 I applaud GE's efforts at developing and deploying "smart" appliances that can be interactive in energy reduction and demand response. I support their efforts but note that large appliances do have a long lifecycle (normally 10 years) which makes implementing smart appliances more of a futuristic solution. The issue that I see is the consumers themselves -- will they be willing to pay premium price for a solution that they may not want in the first place or have cheaper alternatives available? Is this "smart" appliance solution universal or will it be just unique to the USA? In other words, can it be exported globally to a global market? By all means, GE is right on target to initiate these efforts -- even if market traction is many years down the line. We at HEMS Technology think that our solution is a natural approach to accomplishing the same thing. It is a low cost, risk reduced solution that is available now until GE smart appliances become the norm in the market. Like the unexpected result of the TV digital converters which resulted in extending the lifecycle of analog TVs, so also our product can become the same. Many thought that with the converting to digital broadcasting, more LED and Plasma TVs would be sold. Hasn't happened! Just a thought... I applaud GE’s efforts at developing and deploying “smart” appliances that can be interactive in energy reduction and demand response. I support their efforts but note that large appliances do have a long lifecycle (normally 10 years) which makes implementing smart appliances more of a futuristic solution. The issue that I see is the consumers themselves — will they be willing to pay premium price for a solution that they may not want in the first place or have cheaper alternatives available? Is this “smart” appliance solution universal or will it be just unique to the USA? In other words, can it be exported globally to a global market? By all means, GE is right on target to initiate these efforts — even if market traction is many years down the line.

We at HEMS Technology think that our solution is a natural approach to accomplishing the same thing. It is a low cost, risk reduced solution that is available now until GE smart appliances become the norm in the market. Like the unexpected result of the TV digital converters which resulted in extending the lifecycle of analog TVs, so also our product can become the same. Many thought that with the converting to digital broadcasting, more LED and Plasma TVs would be sold. Hasn’t happened! Just a thought…

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