CBC Radio could aid energy consumption efforts

TORONTO - CBC/Radio-Canada may be able to improve the way that electricity is consumed.As consumers warm up to their utility companies’ “smart grid” technologies as ways to manage power consumption, a company called e-Radio Inc. has taken the process one step further. Its made-in-Canada technology harnesses the power of FM radio to wirelessly and securely activate smart grid-enabled devices and appliances such as thermostats, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, and in-home displays.And that’s where CBC/Radio-Canada comes in. With its FM signals reaching close to 99% of the Canadian population, tapping into that infrastructure could mean that almost every household from coast-to-coast-to-coast could benefit...