Energy Management Systems
What is A Home Energy Monitoring (HEM) System
A Home Energy Monitoring (HEM) system is an innovative technology designed to track and analyze energy consumption within a household. By continuously monitoring electricity usage from various appliances and systems, it offers valuable insights into where energy is predominantly utilized and where efficiency enhancements can be made.
One significant advantage of investing in such a system is its capability to conduct thorough energy audits. Before transitioning to solar power or implementing energy-saving measures, it's essential to comprehend current energy patterns and identify areas for improvement. A home energy monitoring system enables homeowners to make informed decisions, optimize energy usage, and ultimately reduce utility bills while lessening their environmental impact.
Moreover, these systems provide real-time data and historical trends, empowering homeowners to promptly adjust their energy consumption habits. By identifying energy-intensive activities or devices, individuals can implement targeted strategies to minimize waste and enhance efficiency. Additionally, with user-friendly interfaces and mobile apps, accessing energy data becomes convenient from anywhere, promoting greater awareness of energy usage and encouraging proactive conservation efforts.
In essence, integrating a home energy monitoring system into one's household not only facilitates informed decision-making but also plays a pivotal role in fostering a more sustainable and cost-effective living environment.
Leviton Energy Management- 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers
Whole Home Energy Monitor w/ Remote Control
Leviton's latest innovation furthers the company's integrated home energy management approach and positions customers for the future with the ability to view consumption and production data from the grid and alternate energy sources such as solar, battery, and generator accordingly. The Whole Home Energy Monitor enables features such as turning 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers On/Off from anywhere, scheduling breaker activity to benefit from reduced energy rate periods, and automating the shedding of nonessential loads. All these activities are conveniently available from a single source – the easy-to-use My Leviton app.
Enhanced My Leviton Capabilities Increase Safety and Convenience
The My Leviton app provides peace-of-mind with alerts and notifications for unusual electrical activity, including when and why a circuit trips, high or low voltage events, if the breaker fails a self-test, or if communication is lost. In addition to customized notifications per circuit, users can select Smart Anomaly Detection to receive alerts if unusual activity is identified, such as a freezer not running, or an HVAC system running for too long.
The updated My Leviton dashboard provides a quick-glance view of Leviton smart lighting devices and car chargers, plus an intuitive summary of real-time total energy usage including a breakdown of what source(s) are currently powering the residence and top consuming circuits by kWh. Consumption data can be viewed by day, week, billing period, and year-over-year with charts to identify trends in historical energy usage and opportunities to adjust behaviors and save money.
Integrating Energy Management with Expanded Leviton Load Center Solutions
The new Whole Home Energy Monitor (LWHEM-2) enables the features of the 2nd Gen Smart Breakers and provides communication to the My Leviton app. One pair of Leviton Smart Mains Metering Accessory Current Transformers (CTs) are included, featuring a split-core design for easy installation on the service mains to monitor total-panel energy use. Two additional pairs of Leviton Smart Mains Metering Accessory (LSMMA) CTs (3 total) can be integrated to allow for direct monitoring of alternate energy sources such as solar, battery storage, and generator.
For homes with backup generators, My Leviton provides one of the most cost-effective ways to integrate with an automatic transfer switch. Rather than installing a secondary essential loads panel to power critical circuits from a generator, the My Leviton app provides an interface where users can change their essential and nonessential circuits at any time, with no need for re-wiring. The Whole Home Energy Monitor integrates with automatic transfer switches via contact interface and will automatically shed nonessential loads when grid power fails.
Thanks to Leviton's all-plug-on breaker design, upgrading an existing Leviton Load Center to a Smart Load Center is as easy as removing standard circuit breakers out of the panel, snapping the new 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers in their place, and installing the Whole Home Energy Monitor. Basic and smart circuit breakers can be intermixed in the Leviton Load Center, providing homeowners with a modular and cost-effective way to get the benefits of smart functionality while avoiding the headaches and high upfront costs associated with all-inclusive smart panels, or sacrificing panel space with aftermarket relay modules. Leviton 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers take up the same space as basic circuit breakers, and don't require any additional wiring.
The 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers are now available in 1-Pole or 2-Pole formats and amperages up to 60A with a variety of protection types: standard overcurrent, combination AFCI, GFCI (personnel or equipment protection), and dual-function AFCI/GFCI. Along with the breaker status color identifier in the rocker handle, and line-side powered LEDs communicating trip events on AFCI, GFCI and dual-function models, all 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers include an LED to clearly display when a breaker has been remotely turned OFF – all without a homeowner ever having to touch the panel.
The scalable and affordable Load Center is ideal for contractors and homeowners alike as it can install up to 25% faster, adheres to the most stringent UL requirements for GFCI protection and device end-of-life consequences, provides user-friendly diagnostics plus insights into energy use, and features a sleek design.
As the most complete Wi-Fi lighting and load control solution available today, the My Leviton app allows for control of the recently launched smart EV Charging Stations and the Decora Smart™ Wi-Fi® product lines, letting users view real-time vehicle charging status and schedule lighting scenes in their home.
SPAN - Energy Control Management
SPAN PANEL
Save on energy bills: Circuit-level energy usage visibility empowers you to make smarter decisions to save on your utility bill.
Add value to your home: Future-proof your home for upgrades such as EV, solar, battery storage, heat pumps, induction cooktops, and more.
Control circuits from anywhere: Real-time on/off control over every circuit in the home from the SPAN app + scheduling with Amazon Alexa.
Learn from deep energy insights: 360-degree view of your home’s energy from a smartphone or tablet helps you save more.
SQUARE-D PANEL
No savings opportunities: Basic circuit breaker functionality that doesn't enable reduced consumption for energy savings.
Future upgrade costs & disruptions: Utility service or panel upgrade required when adding new high-draw loads to your home.
Manual breaker control: Breakers can only be managed at the panel and must be flipped by hand.
Zero visibility: No energy insights or actionable home data; no smartphone or tablet app dashboard.
Emporia Vue 3 Energy Management Hub
Emporia's 3rd Generation Vue energy management hub and monitor automates, controls, and manages connected Emporia devices like smart plugs, EV chargers, home battery systems, as well as 3rd party thermostats, and appliances to optimize their performance and lower your electric bill.
Features and Benefits:
INSTALLS IN CIRCUIT PANEL of most homes with clamp-on sensors.
24/7 ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING: Automate, manage and control your home's real power anywhere, anytime to prevent costly repairs, conserve energy, and save costs. Monitor solar / net metering.
LOWER YOUR ELECTRIC BILL: Configure settings in the Emporia Energy App to automate energy management for time of use, peak demand, excess solar, and rewards programs. You can even see live reporting and invaluable savings opportunities instantly. Gauge real-time spending and get actionable notifications and automated energy management to help you reduce costs.
REAL-TIME ENERGY DATA: Monitor energy use with iPhone / Android / Web app. Vue sensors collect energy data and are accurate from ±2%. The Vue is UL and CE Listed for your safety. 1 second data is only available in the app (when actively open) and retained 3 hours. Minute and hour data are retained in the cloud. 1 minute data is retained 7 days, 1 hour data is retained indefinitely. Export cloud data whenever you want in the app.
APPLIANCE MONITORING WITHOUT GUESSWORK: Comes with sixteen branch (50A) sensors to accurately monitor your critical loads like air conditioner, furnace, water heater, washer, dryer, range, etc. New and improved screw terminals / ports allow CT wires to be trimmed to reduce panel clutter.
INTELLIGENT LOAD MANAGEMENT dynamically adjusts EV charge rate, allowing the sum of breakers to exceed the electrical panel's service rating, all while keeping your home's energy consumption within system limits. Allowing you to sidestep the need for expensive electrical service upgrades.