Smart Home Energy Management

Intermediate 5 lessons 15 min

Energy management is one of the most practical and cost-effective uses of smart home technology. With the right setup, your home can automatically reduce waste and shift usage to cheaper rate periods.

This course shows you how to build an energy-aware smart home. You'll learn how to monitor real-time power consumption per device, set up smart plugs to eliminate phantom loads, integrate solar panels and battery storage, schedule EV charging during off-peak hours, and build automations that balance comfort with efficiency. We cover popular monitoring systems like Emporia Vue and Sense, utility rate optimization, and how to measure the actual savings your smart home delivers.

Course Lessons

  1. 1 Understanding Your Home's Energy Usage
  2. 2 Smart Plugs and Phantom Load Elimination
  3. 3 Solar, Batteries, and Smart Integration
  4. 4 EV Charging and Off-Peak Optimization
  5. 5 Measuring Your Actual Savings

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Begin with the first lesson and work your way through at your own pace.

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