TECHNOLOGY
BOSS SmartEdge: Secure Appliance-Level Energy Control for Grid-Interactive Buildings
BOSS technology makes ordinary plug-in appliances visible, controllable, measurable, and ready to participate in modern energy programs.
The BOSS SmartEdge solution combines the following component:
- Atmospheres® software platform
- Smart load control devices
- Secure connectivity
- Measurement, verification, and analytics
- Future-ready embedded technology
Together, these capabilities help buildings rAtmospheres®educe energy waste, participate in demand response, and create a path toward virtual power plant and energy market participation.
Cloud-Based Control and Monitoring Software
Atmospheres® is the software platform behind the BOSS Smart Edge solution. It provides centralized visibility, scheduling, control, reporting, analytics, and integration for appliance-level energy management.
With Atmospheres®, building teams and energy partners can monitor devices, group equipment by building or location, adjust schedules, measure energy use, and support demand response participation from one platform.
Atmospheres® helps turn disconnected plug loads into managed energy assets.
Automating Stand-Alone Equipment
BOSS SmartEdge technology connects to stand-alone equipment so they can be scheduled, monitored, automated, and controlled remotely.
Common equipment includes window A/C units, PTACs, vending machines, water coolers, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, personal heaters, and other office equipment up to 220 volts, 20 amps. When connected to BOSS Energy Savers (plug-load controllers) this equipment can be controlled individually or in groups by building, floor, room, device type, or operating schedule.
This gives facility teams practical control over loads that are often missed by traditional building automation systems.
Secure Connectivity
Energy control depends on reliable and secure communication.
BOSS supports secure connections between appliance-level devices, the Atmospheres® platform, buildings, partners, and energy programs with a Grid Edge Router. This devices supports remote monitoring, control, data reporting, scheduling, alerts, and automation while helping reduce unnecessary exposure of connected energy devices.
This secure connectivity foundation is especially important for commercial buildings, public-sector facilities, utilities, and partners that need scalable energy control without adding unnecessary operational risk.
AIoT Grid Assets
BOSS helps transform everyday appliances into AIoT grid assets: connected devices that can be measured, controlled, automated, and coordinated as part of a broader energy strategy.
Instead of treating plug loads as isolated equipment, BOSS makes them part of a controllable energy network. This allows appliances to support energy savings, demand response, peak load management, grid reliability, and future virtual power plant programs.
The result is a practical bridge between today’s building energy savings and tomorrow’s intelligent grid.
Embedded Modules
BOSS is building toward a future where appliance-level intelligence can be embedded directly into equipment from OEMs and distributed energy resource manufacturers.
Embedded technology can help manufacturers add secure connectivity, device control, energy verification, and grid-interactive capability into products before they are installed in buildings. This creates a pathway for ordinary devices to become intelligent energy assets from the start.Button Text
For OEMs, this can support new product differentiation, recurring service opportunities, and future participation in distributed energy programs.
Virtual Power Exchange
The Virtual Power Exchange is the longer-term BOSS vision for connecting distributed controllable loads into a broader energy marketplace.
BOSS starts with practical appliance-level energy savings and demand response. Over time, those same connected devices can support virtual power plant participation and future energy market models where distributed devices help balance supply, demand, cost, and grid reliability.
This future-facing capability builds on the same foundation: secure device connectivity, measurable load control, automation, and energy data.
Technology That Starts With Practical Results
BOSS technology is designed to create value immediately by reducing waste from unmanaged appliances. It also creates a foundation for future grid-interactive buildings, virtual power plants, embedded intelligence, and energy market participation.
Whether the goal is lower energy costs, demand response revenue, operational visibility, or scalable partner programs, BOSS provides the technology foundation to make appliance-level energy control practical.
