4 Smart Home Devices That Save Money and Energy
Investing in a few smart devices can have a significant impact on your power bill. Smart devices are self-monitoring, analyzing, and reporting technology that provide real-time functions and insights into your property. Smart home devices automate the home system and allow you to control your home's appliances remotely. You can access the remote control through mobile apps or voice commands.
By giving you more control over energy use in your home, smart devices can become part of your energy-saving plan. Moreover, you can control your energy consumption from any internet-connected device.
Outlined below are some smart devices that can help you reduce energy consumption and save money.
1. Smart Thermostats Smart thermostats help you manage and automate heating and cooling. This way, they also help reduce energy consumption and lower energy costs. Smart thermostats connect to your existing HVAC system. All smart devices connect to WiFi, which means that users can remotely control all settings and functions of a smart thermostat.
Smart thermostats pick up your patterns and preferences and can automatically adjust the temperature of your house on the fly. You can also change the temperature in your home according to the weather outside.
On average, smart thermostats can save about 8% of heating and cooling costs. Some thermostats have relatively high installation costs but will benefit you in the long run because of their energy-saving ability.
2. Smart Lighting An electrician can connect smart bulbs and lights to your smart home system so that you can schedule when they turn off and on. Motion sensor and geofencing functions allow smart lights to switch off and on automatically.
Most manufacturers produce smart lights that utilize LED technology for a reason. If your goal is to save a lot of energy, smart LED lights are a good starting point. You can set the LED lights to any color, temperature, and brightness. Moreover, weather-resistant outdoor lighting is also available.
Although replacing all the lights in the home may be expensive, smart bulbs have a longer lifespan and save money over time. LED bulbs utilize 75% less energy than traditional bulbs and last 25 times longer.
According to a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), smart lights can save between 7% and 27% of lighting energy.
3. Smart Outlets Using smart outlets will not only save you money and electricity but also allow you to manage the outlets remotely through an app. Different smart outlets can automatically detect, regulate, and cut power to devices not in use or in standby mode.
Per the ACEEE report on Energy Impacts in Smart Home Technologies, cutting the power to the standby devices may have a significant impact. The report asserts that switching to smart outlets can reduce the load on some homes by as much as 50%.
4. Smart Energy Monitors Smart energy monitors can plug into your home electrical box. Smart energy monitors track energy consumption in real-time and display the power consumption patterns of each running appliance.
Continuous tracking, including the appliances, can help you save energy and serve as the basis for saving costs. Smart energy monitors can also help you identify other energy-saving upgrades in your household. Smart monitors also ensure you can track your energy consumption on the go with an app.
Improving your home with smart devices can be very beneficial. Whether you want more convenience and connectivity or lower energy costs, or both, smart home devices are your best choice.
If you have considered installing smart devices in your new home, you also need to be smart in your installation. Ensure you consult with a registered electrician on what you need, and have them install any new smart device. A professional will ensure the device works as intended.
Contact us today, and schedule an appointment to see what is suitable for your home.
