Your electricity bill goes up every summer, but you probably don’t know which devices are actually responsible. A smart home energy monitor tells you — and some can even automate your savings automatically. Smart home energy monitor installed in electrical panel What Is a Smart Home Energy Monitor? A smart home energy monitor is a … Read more
Here’s the pitch every energy monitor company wants to sell you: “See where your electricity goes, and save hundreds a year!” Sounds great. The dashboard is gorgeous. The graphs are mesmerizing. You can check your phone at work and see exactly how many watts your house is pulling right now. Whole-house energy monitors promise to … Read more
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Home Assistant gives you local control of every smart device — no cloud, no subscriptions, no company deciding what they can do. Here’s how to get started.
