Energy Management - NETGEAR WPNT834 Supplementary Manual

Energy Management

Energy management is an application where the technology has recently reached
the market. It is in an early adoption phase due to the dramatically increasing cost
of energy. There are now available many types of lighting switches, thermostats
and controllers that use extremely low bit rate communications over power lines
to adjust lighting or HVAC settings. Through the use of energy management,
consumers can lower their home energy consumption.
Energy management allows customers to remotely manage and monitor their
residences. With this service, they can change thermostat settings when their
plans change. For example, if a family leaves for vacation and forgets to turn
down their heat, water heater or air conditioning, they can now change the
settings at a later time. Once families hear that their friends are saving money
controlling their energy systems through the Internet, they'll want to add these
services too.
Not only are customers able to remotely manage and monitor their residences,
but they also get the convenience of changing settings when plans change, so that
they're not, for example, heating or air conditioning the house when they're out.
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