Why Is Your Electricity Bill So High? Rates Are Rising.

Why Is Your Electricity Bill So High? Rates Are Rising.

With e-billing and auto-payments, it can be easy to forget how much we spend on electricity. But if you’ve looked at your bill recently, you may not like what you see. Across the U.S., electricity prices are on the rise. During the first half of 2014, U.S....
How Energy Efficient Are The New iPhones?

How Energy Efficient Are The New iPhones?

The iPhone 6 was released over the weekend with the usual hoopla—and insanely long lines. We’ve come to expect each version of the iPhone to be thinner, lighter, and more powerful, but there’s often a trade-off between those extra features and battery life. So how...
Is Silicon Valley “The Boston Of The West?”

Is Silicon Valley “The Boston Of The West?”

Boston is a hot town for startups—and don’t we know it. That’s why the Consumer Electronics Association’s i3 Magazine recently interviewed us about the Boston startup scene (and included this gem of a team photo in their coverage). The article may...

Meet Our Team: Nick Lancaster, CTO

As Chief Technical Officer, Nick Lancaster is part of ecovent’s founding team. He started his career in missile defense and aeronautics and is now leading the engineering effort that’s reinventing the way we heat and cool our homes. In our first “Meet Our...

You’ll Never Guess The U.S.’s “Most Automated” City

Home automation is growing. Fast. So fast that it’s hard to believe it was only a year ago that Amazon.com built a special section of its website to cater to the smart home crowd. And to celebrate that first anniversary, Amazon has shared some new statistics on...