Saturday, December 13, 2008

'Smart' appliances could ease electrical-grid woes | Planetary Gear - CNET News

'Smart' appliances could ease electrical-grid woes | Planetary Gear - CNET News: "Currently, GE refrigerators' automatic defrost modes are prompted by factors like door openings. But, the company says, it could build refrigerators that delay that cycle until a local electrical grid signals it's a good off-peak time to suck down more electricity.

Refrigerators are not the only appliances that could be programmed to wait for convenient times to run."

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