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3 Smart Home Technologies to Help You Save Energy

Smart technologies make our homes more comfortable, convenient and energy efficient. By connecting your home Wi-Fi network, smart devices automate everyday tasks like lighting, heating, cooling and home security — they can even communicate with other smart devices in the home.

While not all smart home products are specifically designed with energy savings in mind, there are several smart technologies that can help you lower home energy use. Here are the top three smart home devices to help you save.

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Planning Ahead to Keep Energy Reliable and Costs Manageable

At the end of July, the organization that manages our regional electric grid, called PJM, announced the results of its latest energy capacity auction. That might not sound like big news, but the outcome affects how much all of us will pay for electricity in the future.

Read this important update from REC President and CEO John Hewa.

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Balancing Growth and Affordability

REC announces the launch of Hyperscale Energy™ Services (HES), a new affiliate company established to provide power supply services to REC’s large data center customers.

Virginia continues to experience rapid growth in energy demand from high-load users, including data centers that drive local investment and innovation. HES was created to meet their specialized needs while ensuring REC’s core membership of over 182,000 connections continues to benefit from stable, reliable and a ordable electric service.

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