The Building Performance Association (BPA) has just released a new report, The Home Technology Revolution: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Remote Diagnostics to Drive Residential Energy Savings. Based on a multi-part study, this report examines how AI and remote diagnostics can:

• Support small HVAC contractor businesses
• Reduce energy program administrative costs
• Identify emerging AI use cases in the residential energy sector
• Promote domestic energy resources through improved grid-edge capabilities

Successful integration of AI and smart-home systems has the potential to significantly reduce consumer energy costs while maintaining consumer choice for both appliances and fuel sources.  

Key report takeaways include:

• AI tools, remote diagnostics, and smart technology are becoming increasingly commonplace in home performance.  
• AI and smart technology present an opportunity to reshape the residential energy industry as it exists today.  
• AI has the potential to streamline state energy office and utility program administration, improve contractor business operations, and promote demand flexibility, ultimately promoting U.S. energy dominance and a more resilient grid. 

The report also takes a close look at AI and how contractors and program implementers can benefit from it. For contractors, AI and smart devices will become increasingly prevalent in the industry. They can be leveraged to improve contractor business operations in two key ways: administrative support and technical assistance. For program implementers, particularly those designing and implementing utility programs, they can use AI to streamline their operations by increasing the speed of the program application approval process, reducing overall admin costs, and much more.

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