How to reduce your carbon footprint with SmartThings Energy

It’s Earth Moon, which means now is the best time to activate your sustainability routine with SmartThings Energy.

Did you know? According to the US Department of Energy, the average American spends $2,000 on energy bills each year. But guess what? Some of that money could go down the drain because of the way we use energy at home. With SmartThings Energy, you can save money while creating automated energy-saving routines. Enjoy the peace of mind knowing that you are making your home and planet better for you and your family.

Read on for tips on how to get the most out of SmartThings Energy, your smart devices, and devices that work with SmartThings.

What is SmartThings Energy?

Have you ever wished you had a personal energy assistant? It’s SmartThings Energy. Available in the SmartThings app, SmartThings Energy helps you take control of your carbon footprint and lower your energy bills by allowing you to check your home’s energy usage from anywhere.

Use the service to manage energy consumption on any of your SmartThings-enabled devices, create energy-saving routines, get impactful energy-saving tips and use AI Energy Mode to maximize energy consumption.

In addition to helping your devices work smarter, SmartThings Energy also supports you in your greater energy-saving efforts. During times of high energy demand, energy suppliers may charge you a higher tariff, known as demand response. With SmartThings Energy, you can configure your #smart devices, such as Nanoleaf lights, TP-Link plugs and smart thermostats, to run less during these peak times. This not only lowers your electricity bills, but also helps the environment.

SmartThings Energy can also help you keep more money in your pocket. By simply monitoring and reducing your home’s energy consumption, you can earn cash rewards and lower your utility bills with our energy saving programs! Stay tuned to know more.

What is AI Energy Mode?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Energy Mode is an innovative feature within SmartThings Energy, which can save you up to 70% of energy consumption on selected products and cycles.

AI Energy Mode learns your routines and adjusts your devices to save energy without you lifting a finger. It uses machine learning to recognize when your energy consumption exceeds the goals you set in SmartThings Energy. Plus, it gives you insight into why it happened.

Let’s take a look at some of the ways AI Energy Mode helps with your daily routines.

Washer and dryer: From your workout clothes to your kids’ athletic gear, it can feel like you’re constantly doing laundry, which means you’re using a lot of water.

Fortunately, AI Energy Mode optimizes your Samsung washer and dryer to fit your needs. Bespoke AI Washer adjusts wash cycles based on load size, potentially reducing energy consumption by up to 70%. Meanwhile, the Bespoke AI Dryer monitors temperature and humidity, and AI Dry potentially reduces energy consumption by up to 20%.

Refrigerator: Your refrigerator is the main energy consumer in your home, running continuously even when you are not there. But what can you do about it? Switch to AI Energy Mode. It ensures you use your Samsung Bespoke fridge efficiently by optimizing compressor speed, defrost cycles and temperature settings, potentially reducing energy use by 15% when in use and a further 15% when not in use.

Whether you’re out of town or simply away for a while, be sure to save energy while keeping your food at the ideal temperature.

Climate: Typically 43% of utility bills go to heating and cooling. Now, with many of us working from home, our AC usage tends to increase, especially as warmer temperatures approach.

With AI Energy Mode, your Works with SmartThings thermostat gets smarter, adjusting settings based on your usage patterns, room temperature and humidity. There’s no need to compromise your comfort to save energy.

TV: Whether you’re watching a movie at night or a baseball game on a bright, sunny Sunday with your Samsung Frame TV, AI Energy Mode ensures you always have the perfect brightness for the best viewing experience. Activating AI Energy Mode triggers your TV’s processor and sensors to detect and analyze your room’s environment and adjust relevant settings, potentially saving up to 20% energy. No more fiddling with brightness settings.

Plus, if you accidentally leave the TV on in another room, it automatically dims its brightness when it detects no viewers for more than two hours.

This is just scratching the surface of what SmartThings Energy can do for you. However you use it, SmartThings Energy takes care of the little details so you can focus on what’s really important – living your life to the fullest.

This Earth Month, #DoTheSmartThings and download the SmartThings app on Google Play or the Apple Store to activate SmartThings Energy and start living a more sustainable life.

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