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The Ford-led MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration ? comprised of leaders in the home appliance, renewable energy and power management industries ? includes Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool. Additional featured companies include semiconductor provider Infineon and Nest Labs, with its latest learning thermostat represented in the research and implementation phase of the collaboration.
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Specifically, MyEnergi Lifestyle showcases how combining renewable energy generation with ?time-flexible? loads optimizes energy consumption across a plug-in vehicle and home appliances.
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Ford and its business associates worked with researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology to create a computer model that calculates the electricity usage of a typical single family in their home for one year and the associated savings with moving to an energy-efficient lifestyle. The cumulative results predict a 60 percent reduction in energy costs and more than 9,000 kg of CO2 (55 percent reduction) saved from a single home. If every home in the U.S. were to implement these energy-saving technologies, it would be the equivalent of taking all the homes in California, New York and Texas off the power grid (32 million homes).
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To create a real-world example of how attainable, affordable and convenient a sustainable lifestyle can be, MyEnergi Lifestyle collaborators also announce plans to award a typical American family with delivery and installation of energy-saving products from each company, along with other leading energy-efficient products. All contest and promotion details will be included in a separate announcement soon.
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?More than ever, cars are sharing the same energy source as the home,? says Mike Tinskey, global director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company. ?The time is right for the home appliance and transportation sectors to converge if we are going to tackle a myriad of sustainability challenges in a rapidly changing world.?
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The average American home uses more than 11,000 kWh of electricity a year, says Warwick Stirling, global director for Energy and Sustainability, Whirlpool Corporation. ?But with recent technology advancements in our appliances, a family can use energy smarter and more efficiently,? he adds.
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?SunPower is offering Ford plug-in vehicle owners the world?s most efficient solar power systems to ensure they maximize emission-free power generation for use at home and for their vehicles,? says Ken Fong, SunPower general manager, Americas. ?SunPower systems offer the industry?s best warranty, so homeowners can count on 25 years or more of clean power to support their sustainability goals and generate significant annual savings on their electricity bills.?
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?As innovation in home electrical technology advances, so does the need for safe, reliable and efficient power distribution,? says Joanne Edwards, vice president and general manager, Residential Division, Eaton. ?At the same time, giving homeowners the tools to tap into the details of distributed power for their homes allows them to modify their behavior and further reduce energy consumption.?
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A plug-in vehicle is the largest electrified product most people will ever buy, and it serves as a catalyst for adoption of products that save money. Recent advancements in several technologies make this an ideal time to demonstrate the benefits that can be achieved by optimizing a home energy footprint.
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Key factors driving MyEnergi Lifestyle include:
??? ? Electric vehicles, like the all-new Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, are more efficient and can charge during the low-cost electricity hours
??? ? Appliance efficiency has improved dramatically over the past decade
??? ? Hot water heaters are more efficient and use nighttime electricity
??? ? Connected appliances can use less energy during peak periods
??? ? The Nest Learning Thermostat programs itself and automatically saves energy when a homeowner is away
??? ? Efficient, reliable and affordable rooftop solar systems enable families to generate renewable energy and save money on utility bills
??? ? Connected devices enable smarter use of energy
In addition to the energy benefits directly received from the latest product offerings of Ford, Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool, the widespread deployment of smart meters (now in more than 40 million homes across the U.S.) enables households to take advantage of off-peak rates.
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Most of today?s residential electrical load on the grid occurs in the daytime hours. Electrical utilities need to ensure this daytime peak demand load does not exceed their supply capacity.
Consequently, utilities in many parts of the country offer reduced energy rates for off-peak usage as a way to incentivize customers to shift their usage patterns to nighttime or early-morning hours. Discounted off-peak hours are typically between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. Off-peak pricing is normally around half as much as on-peak, but peak pricing can be as much as 10 times higher than off-peak in some parts of the country.
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Examples of household electrical loads that could be shifted to off-peak hours via an automated or controlled mobile app include charging a plug-in vehicle, running a dishwasher, running a hot water heater, running the refrigerator?s defrost cycle and ice-making.
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Additionally, data from electric utilities indicate their power generation mix is based on a higher percentage of clean/renewable energy sources during off-peak hours. Therefore, a family can reduce their CO2 footprint even further by off-peak electricity usage.
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Ford?s own off-peak electric usage technology ? value charging? is available on all Ford plug-in vehicles, including C-MAX Energi, Fusion Energi and Focus Electric, via the MyFord Mobile app. Value charging is a unique feature that harnesses the power of cloud computing to automatically charge the vehicle when utility rates are lowest, thus helping to minimize the cost to charge the vehicle and the potential ownership costs of an electric vehicle.
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Drivers just need to enable a single setting in the app and then plug their cars in without worrying about what time the rates change in their area. The network monitors utility rate schedules and automatically transmits a signal to the vehicle through embedded cellular connectivity to start charging at the lowest cost.
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