WattzOn Goes to Finnovate!

This week WattzOn did a demo of our web technology at Finnovate — the leading conference for new technologies for personal financial management and banking.

Here’s what American Banker had to say, when it named WattzOn the Freshest Idea of the show:

“Freshest Idea: WattzOn Personal Energy Management Platform. This software gives consumers a dashboard of their energy expenditures (drawn from their heating bill, type of car and number of miles driven per day, etc.) with suggestions for how they could use less energy and save money. Banks can offer this on their websites as part of initiatives to help consumers manage their finances. It’s different and it could catch on.”  (Best of Finnovate 2012, American Banker)

And one blog post also called WattOn out, ranking it #2 in the show:   “a good resource for consumers for years” and  ”management is smart”.  (A Lazy Man and his Money)

Thanks all!

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Watch it on PBS!! WattzOn and Earth: The Operators’ Manual

Coming soon!

WattzOn is pleased to partner with the producers of the upcoming PBS mini-series  Earth: The Operators’ Manual.   The program will be airing April 22nd on PBS.   WattzOn is the web technology partner to the show, providing  a personalized energy calculator for individuals and groups.

WattzOn focuses on the win-wins for consumers and the planet. Use our tools to:

** See how much you can save from buying a hybrid or electric car.  We’ll show you your annual fuel savings.

** Is your home right for solar?  We’ll use local electricity rates and your bills to show the cash flows, and the rebates!

**  How much energy is used to make the food we eat?  This is a fun question. Try out different diets and compare results.

**   WattIf you can make the world a better place?  Use our WattIs and WattIf tools to see how much your change matters.

To get started go to www.wattzon.com.

Check the broadcast details for your local showing of Earth: The Operators’ Manual.   Find out about the 5 science museum outreach partners to the show.  Use the coordinated teaching materials.

Congratulations to the show’s producers,  Geoffrey Haines-Stiles and Erna Akuginow, on this important milestone after years of hard work!

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The Product is Energy Savings

Recently WattzOn completed a program review of our Home Efficiency Program in Benicia California.  The results are stellar.

The Benicia Home Efficiency Program (BHEP) is a city-funded program that provides free energy saving coaching visits to residents. WattzOn developed and delivered the program.  During the home visit, a WattzOn Energy Consultant answers the following questions for the resident:

**  Where does my money go?

**   How do I compare?

**   What is going on in my home?

**   Where are my savings opportunities?

**    Which of these  do I want to do?

At the end of the home visit the resident has several printed, personalized reports in hand, including a list of savings opportunities that they think will work with their home and lifestyle.

BHEP is a behavior-change program — no permanent fixes are made.  It is also focuses on electricity and indoor water, with only a light touch on natural gas use.  Electricity comprises 65% of a typical residential utility bill in Benicia.

The results are in, and are based on utility and water bills:

**   More than 70% of the homes we coached saved energ

**   Electricity savings averaged 9% per year (measured against a control group) or 7% per year (year-over-year savings by program participants)

**   Water savings averaged 10% per year.

**   Approximatley one-fourth of the electricity savings came from light bulbs. The remainder came from miscellaneous end-uses.

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