|
|
Article: Energy Initiatives Will Drive Wireless Sensor Network Market.
- Article from:
- TelecomWeb News Digest
- Article date:
- June 19, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 T3i Group LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
An announcement earlier this month by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) of a new federal plan to increase energy efficiency of buildings nationwide by 30 percent will have major resonance in wireless control network technologies.
Schumer's plan addresses a critical energy issue at a time of rising gas prices and the looming threat of climate change. Buildings across the United States account for some 40 percent of all energy used in country, and more than two-thirds of electricity generated in the United States, goes to heat, cool, and power buildings. Unfortunately, most homes and commercial buildings are highly energy ...