Conservation through Intelligent Consumption

Rhizome Systems is a single-source supplier of energy monitoring devices and systems for colleges, universities and small-cap businesses.

Rhizome Systems has developed a groundbreaking new system for the real-time monitoring and logging of power consumption. Conservation information is made available through an intuitive and powerful web-based interface. Empowered by the availability of immediate feedback in dollars and cents, energy consumers can reduce their energy bill, paying for the installed system through savings realized.

In botany a rhizome is an "underground stem by means of which certain plants propagate themselves. Buds that form at the joints produce new shoots. Thus if a rhizome is cut by a cultivating tool it does not die, as would a root, but becomes several plants instead of one." Similar to rhizomes in nature, Rhizome Systems develops wireless devices which are resistant to the interruptions that plauge traditional wireless systems. Our sensors and control devices form an unseen network which organically reacts to changes in its environment to ensure the easiest, most reliable means for the user to interact with the system.

Energy bills are skyrocketing amidst growing demand and limited supply. Generation of additional power is costly and years from reality. Monthly energy bills are expected to increase by an order of magnitude when time-of-day meter retrofit is complete. The quickest and most economical way to reduce energy costs, related carbon emissions and dependence on foreign energy sources is through conservation. Conservation requires knowledge of usage. Yet, for most people, monitoring power consumption is limited to data presented on the monthly utility bill. A distributed, real time energy monitoring system is required to provide immediate feedback on energy consumption. This knowledge provides the key to energy conservation and the path toward utility cost savings.