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Control4 Poised to Make Next Generation of Smart Grid a Reality
The Control4 Energy Management System Named a Smart Grid Innovator in VentureBeat’s Innovation Competition at GreenBeat 2009
San Mateo, Calif. – November 19, 2009 – Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control systems, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the first Innovation Competition at GreenBeat 2009, the seminal conference on the Smart Grid. With its Control4 Energy Management System, which affords consumers and utilities unprecedented insight about and control over energy usage in the home, Control4 is making the next generation of the smart grid a reality.
“The Control4 Energy Management System has the power to revolutionize the way energy is consumed and managed in the home,” said Will West, Chief Executive Officer of Control4. “We are proud that our product and our work as a leading innovator furthering the promise of the Smart Grid have been recognized at VentureBeat’s GreenBeat Innovation Competition.”
A few weeks ago, President Obama announced more than $3 billion in stimulus grants to improve and “smarten” the national grid—pushing the concept of a modernized electricity network into the limelight. At the same time, the Innovation Competition invited organizations with products that promised to wield significant impact on the power grid’s ability to become smarter to pitch their ideas in front of a world class group of industry influencers at GreenBeat 2009. Control4 was selected from more than 50 applications as one of the top ten innovations that will shape the future of the grid.
“Reflective of the growing public awareness for the smart grid, VentureBeat was impressed by the competitiveness of this year’s contest ,” said Matt Marshall, founder and CEO of VentureBeat. “With Control4 leading the way, we are confident that the technologies represented by these companies will drive the way to an efficient, carbon-reduced super grid with enormous potential to increase reliability of power delivery and reduce our carbon footprint worldwide.”
GreenBeat 2009 took place November 18-19, 2009, in San Mateo, California. More information on the Control4 Energy Management System please visit www.control4.com/energy.
About GreenBeat 2009
The seminal conference on the Smart Grid, GreenBeat 2009 will bring together leading entrepreneurs, investors, utilities, technology executives and policymakers to accelerate the development of a leaner,
more efficient electrical grid. With a laser focus on new technology offerings, GreenBeat 2009 is the must-attend event in the space for discussion, debate and power networking. For more information about this event, hosted by VentureBeat, please visit http://events.venturebeat.com/greenbeat2009/.
About Control4
As the operating system for the connected home, Control4 brings home automation and control to the broad market. Control4 technology is at the heart of an expanding ecosystem of leading consumer electronics products designed to work together with ease. Control4 develops and delivers award-winning control software and hardware for virtually any room, home or building from anywhere at any time. Control4 is the affordable, easy to use, and easy to install solution for digital living. From total energy management with the company’s Energy Management System 100, to effortless entertainment; from whole-home lighting control to comprehensive security systems, Control4 is the platform for managing all the pieces of today’s connected life.
About VentureBeat
VentureBeat, founded in 2006 to cover news and perspective about innovation for forward-thinking executives, has emerged to become one of the “best blogs on the Web.” according to the New York Times. It was recently called the most “influential business blog” by Text100, a public relations company that surveyed citations by mainstream news publications. VentureBeat runs several conferences, including GamesBeat, MobileBeat and GreenBeat. It also produces www.DEMO.com, the leading conference for emerging technology product launches.
