GE helps Houston homes “talk” to the Smart Grid


GE is helping transform the electric grid in Houston, Texas — one of the largest in the United States reaching more than 2.4 million consumers — with a deal announced today to provide wireless communications in support of its Smart Grid system.


Talk radio: GE Digital Energy’s MDS Mercury 3650 radios will provide wireless support to homes in Houston as part of CenterPoint Energy’s steps to develop a smart grid.

GE Digital Energy — the “brains” behind GE’s smart grid technology — is working with CenterPoint Energy to implement a smart grid system called Advanced Metering System (AMS). It’s designed to provide Houston-based consumers with the ability to better monitor and manage electric use and cost in near real-time. GE will provide wireless communications to support the electric utility’s AMS, which will transmit electric utility meter data from consumers’ homes and businesses to CenterPoint Energy’s data center. Ultimately this information will give consumers access to new products and services that will allow them to remotely control their appliances via the Internet, know how much electricity their appliances are using and what electricity rates they are paying at any given time.

The AMS is CenterPoint Energy’s first step in developing a smart grid. This month, it began replacing existing meters with smart meters — with more than 145,000 to be installed across the Houston area by the end of 2009.

* Read the announcement
* Learn more about plugging into the Smart Grid
* Learn more about GE Digital Energy

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Posted on March 30, 2009
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13 Comments

  1. chailie says:
    April 9, 2009 at 12:20 am

    I would like to know if uer team has the tech abiliteys to test 6in. pipe and smaller . and shorter runs of pipe other than just pipe lines running a long distance’s and being BIG BORE PIPE like in the building of bidisle and ethenol plants . I will await uer answer thank you for your time in this manner .

  2. chailie says:
    April 9, 2009 at 12:23 am

    how do i find out about the wind farm project that is gona be starting in mid west area of texas

  3. Megan Parker says:
    April 9, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Hi Chailie- Megan from GE. I’m not sure on your first question so I’ll have to refer to our O&G team on that one. For the wind farm question I would suggest you reach out to the American Wind Energy Association as there are lots of projects taking place in Texas. http://www.awea.org/

  4. philip says:
    February 7, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    561-3023266 looking to see how to t\set the timer
    GE Indoor In-Wall Smart Digital Timer

    Model # 15071 Internet/Catalog # 100685868
    Store SKU # 543476 me help please

  5. rod olsen says:
    July 22, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    timer has stopped working…………….lights won’t come on………………instruction sheet does not have any trouble shooting guidelines……….help!!!

  6. Sue DeMong says:
    January 9, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    The normal wash cycle is lasting 81 minutes and the drying cycle is on energy saver so is not being used. Per manual this cycle should only take 65 minutes. Is this something we can correct ourselves?

  7. SAM ZAGORIA says:
    January 23, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    What’s the answer to Rod Olsen. I have the same problem. SZagoria@bellsouth.net

  8. Judy Chernak says:
    March 7, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    I need instructions to set my 15071 Smart Digital timer, referenced above. there are other queries about this also. Please send a link to instructions so I can get it working again after a power failure. Thank you.

  9. Hal says:
    March 19, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    It looks like I am not alone, I need instructions to set me 15071 Digital timer. Please send a link to instructions so I can get it working again.
    Thank You!

  10. Steve Fox says:
    September 13, 2011 at 7:20 pm

    I have a 4 year old SxS refrigerator which keeps getting warmer inside. The coils freeze-up and I’m told that I need to replace the motherboard…can this be the only problem because it will cost around $300 to replace and i would like to avoid this exspence on a fairly-new appliance – thanks

  11. J Redus says:
    December 11, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    I need instructions to set my 15071 Smart Digital timer, referenced above. there are other queries about this also. Please send a link to instructions so I can get it working again after a power failure. Thank you.

  12. Mike says:
    December 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    Two GE wall timer model, # 15071 was just recently purchased at The Home Depot. Both are currently malfunctioning. The timers, connected to incandescent and CFL loads, will operate intermittently by turning on outside their off program setting or turning off during their on program setting.

    I’m an licensed electrician with 42 years of experience wiring devices and can assure you the timer are wired correctly, programmed correctly and connected to appropriate loads.

    What is causing it and can you send me two new units? Thank you.

    Mike Crowley

  13. Roy Piskadlo says:
    January 7, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    Digital Timer #15091…..Will it operate correctly after a 12 hour power failure? I have a vacation house I leave for 3 months at a time. I had a unit that worked for years from another manufacturer which has quit after 15 years.

    Many thanks

    Roy Piskadlo
    [address redacted]

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