Green Mountain Energy, EnTouch Controls Partner on Offer for Texas Small Businesses

Green Mountain Energy Company and EnTouch Controls now offer small businesses in Texas an off-the-shelf solution for monitoring and conserving energy use.

Newly launched Green Mountain Energy Smart for Small Business enables small commercial customers to sign up for a renewable energy plan and, at the same time, get EnTouch Controls’ simple, self-implementing solution for managing energy use.

When Smart for Small Business customers enroll on a Green Mountain electricity plan, an EnTouch Elite thermostat is included in the price of the plan and is shipped directly to them. The EnTouch Elite is a WiFi connected HVAC controller with a Cloud-based service for monitoring, adjusting the temperature and reporting on temperature and power consumption. The device can be self-installed and can be remotely accessed and controlled via a desktop computer, smart phone or tablet.

EnTouch and Green Mountain began working together in late 2012 when they first offered the EnTouch Energy Management System (EMS) to Green Mountain’s small commercial customers, customizing the solution for each deal.

However, Green Mountain and EnTouch quickly realized the additional unmet need for a simple, straightforward solution for the smaller commercial customers who don’t need that level of customization. Smart for Small Business was designed specifically for single-location businesses with annual electricity usage of 50,000 – 300,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Under the Smart for Small Business, the customers pays an additional half-penny per kWh on any Green Mountain Energy electricity product, and Green Mountain will ship one EnTouch Elite directly to the customer for every 50,000 kWh annual usage.

The customer receives instant access to Cloud-based online and smart phone tools to help manage energy usage and costs