The Connected Home
In a fully functional smart home, all equipment that uses or produces energy communicates with each other, its occupants, and the power grid. According to ACEEE, if every U.S. household adopted smart lighting, appliances, electronics, and heating and cooling equipment, the country’s total residential energy savings would be 17% —that’s 186,097,868 tons of carbon removed from the atmosphere each year. Smart homes also have the potential to monitor and support elderly, ill, and disabled occupants with voice-activated or remote-controlled assistance. While seamless integration of smart home devices and applications is still a few years down the road, compatibility is improving rapidly.
Options for Smart Homes
Smart Appliances
Helpful alerts and diagnostics make ENERGY STAR® certified smart appliances a smart choice.
Smart Electronics
Save energy by turning off occasionally-used devices automatically, remotely, or through voice-activated controls.
Smart Heating and Cooling
Newer generations of smart sensors and controls make heating your home more efficient, without sacrificing comfort.
Smart Lighting
Create ambience and reduce energy use, with hands-free control of lights that change warmth, intensity, and sometimes color.
Smart Water Heating
Track usage patterns to heat water when you need it, and save energy when you don’t.