News & Events
June 30, 2010
EcoDog Moves to New San Diego Facility as Production Ramps Up to Meet Growing Demand for Home Energy Management
New Solar Power Installations and Increasing Use of Smart Meters Spur Growth
SAN DIEGO — June 30, 2010 — EcoDog, Inc., an innovator in home energy efficiency and management, is relocating from their Vista, Calif. location to expanded new headquarters on Pacific Center Blvd. in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa high-tech hub effective July 1. More than triple the size of their existing location, the new facility will be closer to vendors, staff and many key local customers while providing more space for product development, testing, customer service and administrative support.
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June 24, 2010
EcoDog Wins Seat at Prestigious CONNECT Cleantech Venture Roundtable
SAN DIEGO — June 24, 2010 — A panel
of industry experts and business leaders joined together
to select EcoDog, Inc.,
an innovator in home energy efficiency and management,
as one of five winners in the 2010 CONNECT Cleantech
Venture Roundtable, a highly selective competition
that attracted a broad range of applicants from various
cleantech fields to evaluate their venture-readiness.
The five companies chosen win an invitation to present
their business plans to an exclusive group of venture
capitalists at the June 24 event.
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April 22, 2010
EcoDog Introduces Advanced Residential
Solar Power Monitoring System
FIDO Solar Energy Watchdog Enables Detailed View of Alternative Energy Generation and Consumption in Dollars and KWhr; Tallies Real-Time Savings with In-Home Net Meter
SAN DIEGO — April 22, 2010 — EcoDog, Inc., an innovator in home energy efficiency and monitoring systems has announced the release of its new FIDO Solar Energy Watchdog system. Based on input from solar integrators seeking to provide more comprehensive information about energy use and real world savings to their customers, EcoDog has added the industry’s most advanced solar power monitoring capabilities to its award-winning FIDO product line. In addition to FIDO's room-by-room energy usage monitoring, the system’s new energy generation monitoring capabilities the same level of detail for any type of alternative energy input including solar, wind and even emergency generators. These features enable comprehensive in-home net metering that displays alternative energy input from multiple sources, compares energy generation versus consumption in real time and calculates savings in both dollars and Kilowatt-Hours.
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April 15, 2010
EcoDog Debuts Innovative Residential Solar Power Monitoring System at San Diego Earth Fair
Local Startup to Offer Free Installation for Earth Fair Buyers of Both Solar and Home Energy Monitoring Systems
SAN DIEGO — April 15, 2010 — EcoDog, Inc. will demonstrate their new FIDO Home Energy Watchdog system at San Diego’s Earth Fair in Balboa Park on April 18. The company has recently added the industry’s most advanced solar power monitoring capabilities to the FIDO product line. Winner of San Diego CommNexus 2009 Gadget of the Year Award, the FIDO system is designed to give homeowners a room-by-room graphic overview of their energy use complete with real-time rate information, user-defined text notifications and personalized saving tips based on individual usage patterns. The new solar monitoring features enable comprehensive in-home net metering that displays alternative energy input from multiple sources, compares generation versus consumption in real time and calculates savings in both dollars and KiloWattHours.
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March 30, 2010
EcoDog FIDO Home Energy Watchdog Highlights Energy Efficiency at Brookfield’s EcoSavvy Homes Grand Opening
San Diego Cleantech Innovator Celebrates 1st New Home Installation
CARLSBAD, Calif. - March 30, 2010 - EcoDog, Inc., a leader in home energy efficiency and management, announced that its FIDO Home Energy Watchdog system has been selected as the home energy management option for the eco-savvy Rockrose at The Foothills neighborhood by new home builder Brookfield Homes. This marks EcoDog’s first installation in the new homebuilder market.
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February 11, 2010
CommNexus Industrial Leaders SIG to Host ‘Being Grid Smart’ Panel with SDG&E, EcoDog and Solekai Systems
SAN SAN DIEGO — February 11, 2010 — Ron Pitt, CEO of EcoDog, has been invited to participate in an upcoming panel discussion about ‘Being Grid Smart.’ Pre-register online at: http://bit.ly/cc6FjO
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February 3, 2010
EcoDog to Lead Home Energy Management Workshop with California Center for Sustainable Energy
SAN DIEGO — February 3, 2010 — EcoDog, Inc., an innovator in home energy efficiency and management systems, will lead a free Workshop on Home Energy Management in conjunction with the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) February 9. Pre-register online at: 
http://bit.ly/SDHomeEnergy
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November 16, 2009
EcoDog CEO to Present FIDO Home Energy Watchdog System at Dow Jones Alternative Energy Innovations 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - November 16, 2009 - Joining a select
group of startup firms in the alternative energy sector,
EcoDog, Inc., an innovator
in home energy efficiency and management, is slated
to showcase its FIDO Home Energy Watchdog System at
Dow
Jones Alternative Energy Innovations 2009.
Company founder and CEO Ron Pitt will demonstrate
highlights of the system that promises to save homeowners
upwards of 15 to 25 percent on electric bills at the
conference which opens November 17 at the Sofitel
San Francisco Bay.
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November 4, 2009
EcoDog's FIDO Home Energy Watchdog System Receives Top Honors at CommNexus Gadget Fest 2009
FIDO Technology Fetches "Greatest Gadget" Award
SAN
DIEGO — November 4, 2009 — EcoDog, Inc., an innovator
in home energy efficiency and management received
the Greatest Gadget Award for its FIDO Home Energy
Watchdog System at the CommNexus Gadget Fest 2009.
Currently in pilot production and slated for launch
later this year, the FIDO system is designed to give
homeowners a comprehensive, room-by-room graphic overview
of their energy use complete with real-time utility
charges and personalized saving tips based on individual
usage patterns. Typical FIDO users can expect to save
15 to 25 percent on their home electric bills and
the system can also be used to identify "energy
hogs" in the home that may produce even greater
savings.
In a close race with Verizon Wireless' new Droid
phone, EcoDog's FIDO system ultimately won the award
based on a combination of the judges' scores and audience
enthusiasm for the products. When asked by the moderators
to make a tie-breaking final statement, Pitt won over
the crowd noting simply, "This is the only product
demonstrated tonight that will pay for itself and
save homeowners money."
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EcoDog
founder & CEO Ron Pitt (center) presents the
FIDO Home Energy Watchdog system to CommNexus Gadget
Fest moderators Andy Abramson and Ken Rutkwoski.
Inserts show a FIDO software screen and circuit
breaker interface hardware.
June 17, 2009
EcoDog Receives Angel Funding from California Energy Executive
Recognizing Opportunities for Consumer Savings and Demand Reduction, Former SDG&E Chairman Tom Page Invests in Home Energy Watchdog Startup
SAN DIEGO — June 17, 2009 — EcoDog, Inc. has received
an initial round of angel funding from energy veteran
Tom Page, retired head of San Diego Gas & Electric
and Enova Corp and an active investor in energy-related
businesses. According to EcoDog CEO Ron Pitt, "EcoDog's
executives have funded the company through the recently
completed beta testing phase of our FIDO Home Energy
Watchdog system. So far, we've received a great deal
of interest from potential sales channels and are
now ready to launch a more extensive pilot program
that requires additional funding. This investment
is the first piece of a $5.6 million venture round
that will be completed by year's end. We appreciate
Tom's confidence in our developments and feel that
his extensive understanding of these markets will
also be a tremendous asset for EcoDog."
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EcoDog at EarthFair - In the News
April 19, 2009 - XETV Channel 6 News
April 16, 2009:
EcoDog to Preview Money-Saving FIDO Home Energy Watchdog at San Diego Earth Fair
SAN DIEGO - April 16, 2009 - EcoDog, Inc., will preview
their new FIDO Home Energy Watchdog system at San
Diego's Earth
Fair in Balboa Park on April 19. Slated for launch
this summer, the FIDO system is designed to give homeowners
a comprehensive, room-by-room graphic overview of
their energy use complete with real-time rate information
and personalized saving tips based on individual usage
patterns.
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