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Did you know that Jersey Central Power & Light Co. (”JCP&L”) offers a “Residential Time of Day” service plan for its residential customers? And apparently, the program has been available for the past several years.
I will confess that I don’t read everything that comes with my electric bill, so maybe [...]
Big deal, you say, any photo-electric eye can do the same thing. Well, yes and no. While a photocell has its uses, it’s still a pretty dumb technology, limiting your options to “on” at dark and “off” when it gets light out. That leaves a lot of room for error, and can [...]
In the fall of 2007, I took the plunge and installed a home automation, or “smart home,” system.
It will take several posts to explain all of the things that a home automation system can do (and I’m still discovering new ways all the time). But the basic idea is that a home automation system [...]
