Create a connected home

What is a connected home?

A connected home offers security, comfort, convenience and energy efficiency— and can help you save on your energy bills. Heating, cooling, lighting and other systems are set up to turn on and off automatically. It’s done by connecting devices like smart thermostats, lighting, outlets and switches to the internet.

What are the benefits?

Savings through energy control: Smart devices offer automatic control over your home’s energy usage, making it easy to be energy efficient. If you’re on a PG&E Time-of-Use rate plan, the devices help you control when you use energy. You can time your usage to coincide with the lower price periods of your rate plan and save.

Comfort and convenience: Monitor your smart-home system from your smart phone, tablet or computer and ensure your home is running efficiently when you’re not there. Some systems can even detect when you’re away and automatically adjust, so your home isn’t using energy when it isn’t needed.

Home safety, security and maintenance: Connected devices can be used to keep your home safe by automating lighting and home monitoring devices. Some devices can also alert homeowners if their heating and air conditioning systems are not working properly and can create reminders for annual system maintenance, filter changes and more.

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