Smart Neighborhood™ by Alabama Power Nearing Completion in Suburban Birmingham
April 30 2018 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Leading-edge microgrid will support 62
high-performance homes
Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood is near completion, bringing
together for the first time in the Southeast high-performance
homes, energy efficient systems and appliances, connected devices
and a microgrid on a community-wide scale.
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Smart Neighborhood is a future-focused, energy-efficient
community with homes that are rated 35 percent more efficient than
standard Alabama homes being built today. The homes, built by
Signature Homes, provide a glimpse into what residential
construction may look like in 20 years, and are equipped with
cutting-edge systems and appliances that give customers more
control over their home’s features and energy use.
The microgid, located near the Smart Neighborhood at Reynolds
Landing in suburban Birmingham, is made up of solar panels, battery
storage and a backup natural gas generator. It is the first
microgrid in the Southeast to support an entire residential
community. The neighborhood is also tied to Alabama Power’s
electric grid. The neighborhood’s intelligent technology
communicates with each home’s heating, air conditioning and
water-heating systems to determine the best way to provide
energy.
“Smart Neighborhood systems can analyze and predict the entire
community’s future energy needs and ensure customers are served in
the most efficient ways possible,” said John Hudson, senior vice
president of Marketing and Business Development for Alabama
Power.
Alabama Power is gathering data from the homes and the microgrid
over the next two years to provide insight into how neighborhoods
of the future could function. The information will help the company
develop new programs, services and advanced energy solutions to
meet the evolving needs of Alabama Power customers.
All the homes in the neighborhood have been sold, with about
half now occupied. The remaining homes under construction are
expected to be completed in late spring.
“With Alabama Power’s Smart Neighborhood, the future of
residential energy has arrived,” Hudson said. “Smart Neighborhood
brings together technologies and data in new ways that help
families take control of their energy use and live better
today.”
Among the homes in the neighborhood is Alabama Power’s Smart
Neighborhood Idea House. A hub for the project’s research, the
Smart Neighborhood Idea House showcases the streamlined
connectivity of the advanced products, efficient equipment and
enhanced building features. Additional technologies the company is
testing, such as smart glass, are included in the home.
Alabama Power will use the Smart Neighborhood Idea House as a
resource for homebuilders, trade organizations and industry groups
during the two years of research and data collection on the
project.
In addition to Signature Homes, Smart Neighborhood was made
possible through partnerships with researchers from Alabama Power’s
parent company, Southern Company, the U.S. Department of Energy’s
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Electric Power Research
Institute, as well as technology vendors Carrier, Vivint and Rheem,
among others. Learn more about Smart Neighborhood at
www.smartneighbor.com.
“Reynolds Landing has been a success with outstanding market
acceptance – we sold all of the 62 homes within six months of
opening our model,” said Dwight Sandlin, Signature Homes CEO. “We
feel Smart Neighborhood is a game changer and will have a strong
impact on the housing market for years to come.”
Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company
(NYSE:SO), is focused on providing innovative energy solutions to
improve customers’ lives. Learn more at www.alabamapower.com.
NOTE TO REPORTERS: An invitation-only Smart Neighborhood
Media Microgrid Tour and Open House is set for May 8. The event
will unveil the project’s microgrid and include an interview
opportunity with Alabama Power project experts and partner
representatives, along with a sneak peek of the Smart Neighborhood
Idea House. If you are interested in attending, please contact
Katie Bolton at 205-257-4155 or kjkilcoy@southernco.com.
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