Smart Home Tips for Saving Energy (2024)

FAQs

How can a smart home help save energy? ›

Energy monitoring: Smart homes can monitor your energy usage and identify where you can reduce energy consumption. For example, smart plugs can monitor appliances' energy usage and identify those that consume more energy.

Still, homes equipped with these devices tend to save energy overall. Smart homes use an estimated 30-40% less energy on average, though that percentage can decrease in certain homes depending on exactly how that technology is used.

Homeowners can use smartphones or voice commands to control lighting, heating, cooling and appliances, allowing for on-the-fly adjustments to reduce energy use. For instance, turning off heating in an empty home or starting a dishwasher during off-peak energy hours can lead to significant savings.

Smart buildings use various technologies to track energy use and optimize performance, including occupancy sensors, lighting control systems, and smart HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) systems.

Turn things off.

You should also make sure your television, computer, video game consoles, cable boxes, and digital video recorders are switched off when you're not actively using them—or unplugged completely, if they light up or otherwise use energy even when powered down.

Smart homes are energy-efficient, customisable, and convenient; however, they have downsides like high cost and internet dependence.

Smart doesn't always mean green

Yes, smart devices can help you save energy. But, no, not all of them will. While smart power strips, smart bulbs and smart thermostats can curb your energy use, other smart devices like speakers and cameras will increase your household energy use.

Smart homes allow you to have greater control of your energy use, all while automating things like adjusting temperature, turning on and off lights, opening and closing window treatments, and adjusting irrigation based on the weather.

Smart Energy Savings programs use internet technology-supported energy monitoring and management devices and capabilities, commonly known as “smart” tools, designed to save money on member-owners electric bills.

What makes a home energy-efficient? ›

By combining proper equipment maintenance and upgrades with appropriate insulation, air sealing, and thermostat settings, you can cut your energy use for heating and cooling from 20% to 50%.

Smart home energy management systems perform certain actions automatically, in a way that is designed to reduce energy costs while being tailored to meet your specific lifestyle needs. They also allow users to monitor their energy consumption and identify performance issues.

Benefits of Smart Energy

Energy efficiency is essential to achieving smart energy goals because it lowers long-term costs, reduces the need for new power plants, and increases the likelihood that renewable sources will be able to supply all of our energy demands in the future.

This is one of the major advantages of smart homes. Through a smartphone or web-based app, users gain control over what devices to charge or power when to do so, and for how long. This not only ensures optimal use of energy but also leads to savings on energy bills.

A building automation system can reduce energy consumption and operating costs by centralizing automated control of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting and other systems.

BGE's Smart Energy Savers Program is a family of smart choices that will help you conserve energy, save money and improve the environment. By providing a variety of programs, services and incentives, we are working to accomplish these goals together with you, our valued customers.