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Schneider Electric Partners with Alarm.com on Home Energy Management
[June 10, 2013]

Schneider Electric Partners with Alarm.com on Home Energy Management


Jun 10, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, announced a partnership with Alarm.com, a company focusing on interactive security and connected home services, to bring the Wiser home management system to home builders, utilities and other service providers in the energy efficiency space.



According to a release, the partnership capitalizes on Schneider Electric's global presence in energy management and Alarm.com's back-end, data-processing and user interface capabilities. Schneider Electric's Wiser home management system leverages Alarm.com's Connected Home platform and offers homeowners and property managers the ability to proactively track and manage electricity usage in real-time, monitor the power generated by rooftop solar panels and operate connected thermostats and load control devices more intelligently to reduce energy usage.

Schneider Electric's Wiser home management system, powered by Alarm.com, connects utilities and consumers. Wiser also enables homeowners to better control energy and save money, with features such as thermostat and lighting control that can be accessed through the web portal, wiserenergy.com, or the Wiser app, available for Android devices, in addition to iPads, iPhones and iPods. The Company said the simplified, combined offering gives customers visibility and control of household energy use, enables homeowners to drive energy efficiency by reducing or shifting energy use during peak times, and provides customizable settings for optimal comfort. Customers using the Wiser home management system also have an option for extending their energy management services into a whole home security and monitoring solution with Alarm.com's Interactive Security services, provided by Alarm.com's nationwide network of authorized security dealers.


"We believe that by combining Alarm.com's best in class platform technology with Schneider Electric's proven energy management capabilities, we are delivering a comprehensive residential energy management solution for the market," said Yann Kulp, vice president, Strategy & Business Development, EcoBusiness North America, Schneider Electric. "By partnering with home builders, utilities and others in the residential energy ecosystem, this integrated Wiser solution gives homeowners the ability to feel secure, reduce energy use and save money, in one simplified, combined offer." "Energy management is a key part of the Connected Home of the future," said Alison Slavin, Alarm.com co-founder and vice president of Product Management. "Alarm.com's platform has been designed to easily integrate the expanding Internet of Things and connect them through a powerful and secure Cloud Service. Through Alarm.com's partnership with Schneider Electric, we're powering the tools to enable consumers to understand their home's energy usage profile and more effectively take action to save energy without sacrificing convenience and comfort." More information: www.alarm.com www.schneider-electric.com/us www.wiserenergy.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))

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