Fast Company: Good news for a lucky handful of homeowners in the western U.S: GE may soon supply you with a free package of home energy solutions, including rooftop solar panels, smart appliances, and GE’s Nucleus Home Energy Manager system (a small device that stores energy data and provides a web dashboard with energy use information). The $5 million program, part of a partnership with the Department of Energy and a number of utilities, aims to find out whether these products can increase home energy …