Electricity, water and gas
Save energy with smart home
May 1, 2022, 7:24 pm
Smart devices are becoming more and more common in our four walls. In this way they help save energy. With a complete smart home system, every corner of the digital home can be controlled – and also in terms of energy consumption.
Anyone who owns a smart home connected to the grid intelligently saves energy automatically. From thermostats for heating to lighting and controlling them to peripherals like washing machines or dishwashers: creating a smart home not only makes the home more comfortable, but also saves money. This is the most common way to save energy.
Analog home preparation
Before you start replacing your old appliances with smart alternatives, it’s helpful to identify the biggest consumers of energy. Adapter sockets that measure power consumption help in active and standby mode. Anyone who buys smart plug adapters can immediately program them so that the coffee machine, for example, is supplied with electricity only in the morning.
The digital association Bitkom recently announced that more and more people in Germany are using smart plugs and adapter sockets. According to a representative survey, 31 percent of Germans use WLAN or radio-controlled sockets to disconnect devices from the power source when they are not in use — and that trend is on the rise.
Potential savings everywhere
Electricity, water and heating – there are now smart solutions for every corner of your four walls: shower heads equipped with motion sensors regulate water flow and pressure and provide real-time information on how much water is currently flowing through the hose; Smart thermostats can also be controlled remotely via the app and reduce heating costs; The light turns off by itself when there is no one in the room.
In order to be able to use all this as efficiently as possible, smart home owners connect their devices to a control center, usually a voice control like Amazon’s Alexa or Google’s Nest Hub. Manufacturers such as Siemens or Bosch offer suitable home appliances such as ovens, dishwashers or washing machines that are compatible with the technology and can be integrated into a smart home system. If you can, you should also consider installing a public switch: anyone who presses this when leaving an apartment or house unplugs all non-essential appliances from the power source.
