Energy Saving Tips: 4 Ways Your Smart Home Can Help the Environment

Looking for easy ways to save energy? With 150 years of home security innovation, we’re here to help make your home smarter, safer and more energy-efficient. By automating your home with smart technology, you can cut down on electricity use, conserve water and lower your energy bill. It’s a win, win, win!

We’ve compiled our top energy-saving tips using smart products like thermostats, light bulbs and water sensors that can be monitored remotely from virtually anywhere (yes, even while traveling overseas). And you can always program automations to make the energy savings even more impactful. The more smart home devices, the greater the energy saving.

Here are our favorite ways to save energy with smart home products:

1. Set schedules with your smart thermostat

Save energy by setting up schedules on your smart thermostat which can be controlled from your ADT mobile app. Manage your energy consumption by scheduling your furnace and air conditioner to heat and cool when you need it most.

Prefer cooler temps when heading to bed? Have your programmable thermostat automatically drop the temperature a few degrees at a specific time. Heading away for the weekend? Let your smart home system help you save energy by setting a custom scene for “On Vacation” that will not only adjust your energy-saving thermostat but can control your lights and locks as well! Wherever you are, you can always remotely adjust, schedule and monitor your home’s temperature.

If you’re looking to make the switch to save energy, our ADT Smart Thermostats are Z-Wave compatible, meaning they integrate with other smart devices and work with most standard HVAC systems. Our expert technicians will come out to replace your old thermostat and make sure the new one is working properly for you!

For extra protection, our smart thermostats can send you an alert if your temperature ever drops too low while you’re away. This can help prevent frozen pipes, a nightmare for any traveler. No need to have the neighbors come by and check on the house, simply check the temperature from your app for extra peace of mind.

2. Save energy with smart plugs

Many appliances continue to draw power, even when not in use. Experts call these “energy vampires” since they’re always sucking power. Unfortunately, you can’t ward them off with garlic, but smart plugs can help. ADT Smart Plugs are a simple way to make your home more energy efficient by cutting off power when not in use. You can plug them into any outlet and remotely control laptops, lamps or small appliances.

Set a schedule to turn your coffee maker on first thing in the morning or double-check to make sure you actually turned off your hair straightener before leaving the house. You’ll not only make your home safer but can also lower your energy costs by using smart plugs.

3. Turn off lights remotely

Another easy energy-saving tip? Use smart lights to lower your energy bill. ADT’s Energy Saving LED Light Bulbs can be used in any fixture, just screw them in like you would regular light bulbs. Smart lights let you remotely turn off your lights from afar and set scheduled timed events. You can even set up automations to have all lights turn on if your smoke detector or alarm is triggered. Bonus: They turn every light fixture into a dimmer!

Expert Safety Tip: Use your ADT mobile app to remotely turn on porch lights when you arrive home to deter burglars and break-ins.

If you’re ready to upgrade your home using smart lights, find our best tips on where to place them [link to Allie’s blog] to start saving energy.

4. Conserve water with a leak-detecting water sensor

Flooding not only wastes water, but it can also cause serious damage to your home. Never let a leak go undetected with a smart sensor that sends notifications right to your phone. These flood detectors can be placed in your basement, near your dishwasher or in your laundry room to help detect leaks early. Our sensors are wireless, making them easy to install in hard-to-reach places.

Get an alert while you’re away? Use your indoor cameras to check in on your home or remotely unlock your smart-lock-equipped doors to let in a repair crew. 

If you want to turn your house into a smart home and start saving more energy, we’re here to help. Visit www.adt.com/smarthome for more information.

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