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If you want to be able to manage the energy flowing in and out of your home, a smart electrical panel designed for residential use is a great way to go.
“You can control every circuit in your home from one centralized dashboard,” says general manager Dean Schmidtke.
What’s A Smart Electrical Panel?
Like a traditional electrical panel, a smart electrical panel for your home — also known as a circuit panel or circuit breaker box — houses circuit breakers that stop the flow of electricity in cases of a surge. This protects your home and appliances and reduces the risk of fire and electrocution.
A smart electrical panel is a major technological upgrade that allows you to digitally monitor and manage the electricity use in your house. Through an app, the panel alerts you to tripped breakers; allows you to turn breakers on and off; and gives you a way to cut off electricity to specific parts of your home, such as an EV charging dock, even from afar — all through your smartphone.
It also gives you a way to track your electricity use and see what parts of your home are using the most electricity so you can optimize your energy use.
What Are The Benefits Of A Smart Electrical Panel For Your House?
Here are the top four key benefits of a smart electrical panel.
It allows you to monitor your energy use in real time. This is especially useful during a power outage or while you’re on vacation. Forget to turn your water heater off? You can do it from your phone.
It gives you a simple way to customize your energy use schedule. By managing your energy use you can lower your bills.
It’s already set up for EV charging. A smart panel helps you modernize your home to support the switch to an electric vehicle.
It seamlessly integrates with home systems and other smart devices. If you have solar panels, a home security system, a smart thermostat, or smart lighting, you can use your smart electrical panel app to control their use.
It helps you find and manage “energy vampires.” These are common devices that continue to draw energy, even when they’re not in use. They include computers, chargers, power strips, TVs, and video game consoles.