GE Continues to Bring Innovation to Being Green

GE to Deliver Smarter Appliances

GE Consumer and Industrial plans to introduce a suite of “smart” appliances, or energy-management-enabled appliances, that are enabled to receive a signal from local utility companies that are participating in tiered rate programs to help consumers manage their peak energy usage. This will help shift some of the energy load from peak hours to other parts of the day to reduce the need to build new power plants, said Kevin Nolan, vice president of technology for GE Consumer & Industrial.

GE already has made significant efforts to develop household appliance and lighting products that help reduce energy spending and protect the environment. Fifty-four percent of GE appliance products are ENERGY STAR qualified, and 99.3 percent of the company’s 2008 compact fluorescent lamp sales were ENERGY STAR qualified models. READ MORE...