IssyGrid Results Trimming energy use with real-time consumption data French town builds country’s first smart-grid neighborhood Results Concerned about rising energy consumption, Issy-les-Moulineaux created a project that empowers homeowners with data about their energy consumption. Installed Microsoft Azure to host data Added Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to analyze data and yield insights Residents reduced energy bills by 10-20% Analyzed data in real time to optimize energy use Engage Customer: IssyGrid Partner: n/a City: Issy-les-Moulineaux, France Organization Profile IssyGrid is France’s first smart-grid ecodistrict, a demonstration project aimed at optimizing energy usage in the French town of Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris. Summary IssyGrid is a bold experiment in seeing what happens when homeowners and building owners are empowered with real-time data on their energy usage. The result: they reduce their consumption—and their energy bills—by 10 to 20 percent. The exciting project, happening near Paris, France, is led by a consortium of business leaders and uses Microsoft public cloud resources to store data and Microsoft data management software to analyze it and yield insights. Technology: Microsoft Azure Microsoft SQL Server 2012 http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=710000002962 “IssyGrid has shown that when families have data about their energy consumption, they take action to reduce their consumption—and bills—by 10 to 20 percent.” — Guillaume Parisot, Head of Innovation, Bouygues-Immobilie