How To Find the Best Smart Electric Panel for Your Home
Ready to take control of your home’s energy use like never before? A smart electric panel is the ultimate solution for energy-savvy homeowners, offering real-time insights, remote access, and leading-edge safety features all in one device. But how do you pick the perfect panel for your needs? We’ve got you covered with this complete guide to selecting the best smart electric panel. Plus, we’ll highlight SPAN, a standout choice for innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.
Key Features to Look For
Knowing which features provide the most value for your specific home is the first step in selecting a smart electric panel. These are some crucial characteristics to consider:
1. Real-Time Energy Monitoring
One of the primary functions of a smart panel is its ability to monitor energy consumption in real-time. It can display usage data in an easy-to-read format through mobile apps or web dashboards, helping you understand which devices consume the most energy.
2. Remote Access and Control
Remote access to your power panel provides peace of mind and freedom. Using a smartphone app, you can control your home's electrical system from anywhere, whether on vacation or at work.
3. Circuit-Level Control and Insights
The best smart electric panels, like those from SPAN, allow you to seamlessly monitor and control individual circuits. This precision enables you to manage specific rooms or appliances, making it easier to track and reduce energy use in high-consumption areas like the kitchen or entertainment room.
4. Load-Shifting and Cost Insights
Load-shifting is optimizing energy use by aligning consumption with off-peak utility prices. By integrating solar panels and battery storage, homeowners can store and use energy during outages or peak hours. SPAN has a feature in beta at the time we’re writing this that can even give a precise estimate of your energy use in dollars rather than kWh.
5. Safety and Diagnostic Alerts
The best smart electric panels enhance home safety with diagnostics for issues such as overloads, and out of the normal power consumption (i.e. more usage/consumption than previous timeline). These essential features provide real-time alerts, helping you address problems before they escalate and ensuring your home’s safety and the optimal performance of your electrical system.
6. Integration with Smart Home Systems
Choosing a panel that integrates with your existing system is key if your home already has smart devices. SPAN panels easily connect with smart lighting and thermostats and are compatible with various smart home ecosystems. This allows you to sync your electric panel with other devices for simpler control and automate energy-saving tasks. SPAN can also connect with Alexa.
Evaluate Your Current Compatibility
While you might be ready to move forward with your new electric panel after hearing all the amazing things they can do, it is important to consider your home's current electrical system. While this is something you can try to get an idea of yourself, it’s best to trust the professionals. They can determine if your home has just one main panel or additional sub panels, the current amperage and capacity, and upgrade considerations for other appliances like solar panels or home batteries.
SPAN: The Leader in Smart Electric Panels
Something you can do on your own is select a smart panel brand! Leading the way in smart electric panels, SPAN offers innovative solutions that blend sustainability and functionality, and we couldn’t recommend them more. They offer all the impressive features we covered earlier, and more, like energy consumption goal setting. You can learn more by checking out the SPAN page on our site, or by giving us a call.
Upgrade Your Electric Panel in Denver
Trained home electrification professionals, like our team at My Electric Home, can assess your home’s needs, install the best smart electric panel safely, and guide you through all its features. If you're ready to make your home smarter, greener, and more efficient, we can help you choose the ideal smart electric panel to transform your home into an energy-efficient, connected powerhouse.
Get connected with us today and take control of your home's energy consumption with a SPAN smart electric panel!