BOULDER – Tendril Networks Inc. in Boulder will team with a division of General Electric to develop enhanced communication capabilities of GE’s appliances.
Tendril, the creator of the Tendril Residential Energy Ecosystem, and GE Consumer & Industrial will develop a system that will enhance GE’s demand responsive appliances capability to communicate over metering and broadband networks. GE Consumer & Industrial was created in January 2004 when GE Consumer Products merged with GE Industrial Systems.
The partnership includes co-development of advanced load control strategies and energy management algorithms, enabling demand response appliances to be grid aware and respond seamlessly to utility-initiated signals.
“This is a great example of Tendril delivering on the power of an open energy management platform, and the start of a series of powerful in-home appliance partners for Tendril’s TREE,” said Adrian Tuck, Tendril’s chief executive.