The In-Home Display by
Aztech Associates
helps homeowners and their utility providers
with conservation and demand management.

North Americans want to learn how to reduce their carbon footprint as much as possible by using energy wisely. The Aztech In-Home Display is targeted at those who want a basic and easy-to-use tool that will give them the control to do so.

By collecting data from the rapidly increasing number of smart meters, homeowners can conveniently monitor their real-time energy consumption patterns and estimated costs in the comfort of their own home. This direct and immediate feedback is imperative to raising energy awareness, because it assists residential customers with their household decision-making. They can choose when to run electricity-hungry appliances, or see the results of switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs and unplugging an old fridge.

Pilot studies have consistently shown actual energy savings of about 4-20% compared with homeowners who do not have an In-Home Display. This is a significant conservation effect, and means most customers using an IHD will experience the equivalent of a free month of energy over the course of a year. Thus, encouraging people to change their behaviour not only conserves energy and protects the environment, but helps them to save money, too.

Electricity companies, meanwhile, can better monitor delivery and usage and, therefore, manage energy demands more effectively. This, in turn, enables them to reduce costs and position themselves as world-class public service providers with a higher degree of customer satisfaction.

Together, we can all look forward to a greener future with reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved waste reduction, more sustainable land use, and better air and water quality.

Aztech also makes In-Home Displays to monitor usage and cost for gas and water!