Grid Friendly Appliance Controller (2008)

<div>Notes from Technocracy Rising by Patrick M. Wood.
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</div>According to a department of energy brochure:<p>The GFA controller developed by Pacific Northwest national laboratory is a small circuitboard built into household appliances that reduces stress on the power grid by continually monitoring fluctuations in available power. During times of high demand, appliances equipped with the controller Automatically shut down for a short period of time, resulting in a cumulative production that can maintain stability on the grid.</p>Furthermore, according to PNNL’s website:<p></p><p>The controller is essentially a simple computer shit that can be installed in regular household appliances like dishwashers, clothes washer, dryer, refrigerator, air conditioners, and water heaters. The chipsets is when there is a disruption in the grid and turns the appliances off for a few seconds or minutes to allow the grid to stabilize. The controllers also can be programmed to delay the restart of the appliances. The delay allows the appliances to be turned on one at a time rather than all at once to ease power restoration following an outage.</p>