Being Energy Efficient-It won’t interfere with your lifestyle
You don't have to live in the dark to be energy efficient
Gone are the days when to be an energy efficient warrior, you had to run around the house to turn off everything then sit in the dark to save money. Modern homes rely on modern day appliances to carry out all manner of household tasks that used to be done manually. We couldn’t imagine going back to the age of the good old wringer washing machine of the 50’s, if you even know what that is?
No these days with our need for instant gratification and time saving devices energy use and prices have skyrocketed to the point we now want to save ourselves money. Well fortunately you don’t have to revert back to the good old days or jeopardise your lifestyle for energy efficiency.
Understand what you are using and when!
First we need to understand usage, if you know what your are using and when, it would be easier to control loads to coincide when energy demand is at its lowest. Especially if you have solar, why pay more for the electricity you use than what you are getting rebated for? Feed in tariffs (FIT) are very low compared to the amount your pay per kilowatt. Solar PV could be better utilised to run appliances during the day so you are not paying for them to run at night when you are paying top dollar for the privilege of convenience. The best way to manage your home energy eco-system is to observe what is being used and when and how this can be better managed.
Enter: the Home energy management system
What is this going to achieve you might ask? Scheduling and automating your appliances manually is a lot of hard work and you are probably not home during the day to do this. A good Home Energy Management System will take control for you, by scheduling appliances to run at the most optimal time of day and automate it all for you, to reduce overall energy use with no affect on your lifestyle.
A good system will:
- Monitor household energy usage
- Identify energy-draining appliances
- Notify you to faults in real-time
- Monitor solar generation
- Automate to appliances at optimal times
- Easily manage and control appliances remotely
- Save you real money on your energy costs
Let gswitch take control so you can relax and get on with life
Gswitch will do all of the above and more! Having a Gswitch installed unlocks the door to new energy tariffs not offered to homes that are not compliant with new standards. Gswitch is the only HEMS that is compliant with AUS/NZ Standard 4755.3 which allows Gswitch to control appliances through the IoT. With new tariffs on the way you can be future ready and maximise savings now without having to wait. Not only can you log in remotely but you can set up your own schedules to better suit your lifestyle. Gswitch will simply work in the background and go about the job of saving you money.
