Samsung today announced the launch of SmartThings Energy in the UK, a world-first service that will allow UK households to manage their energy usage, with any UK provider, directly from their phones, and completely free of charge. SmartThings Energy is powered by Chameleon Technology, Samsung’s data partner since 2019.
See smart meter data, costs and budgets all from a smartphone
Housed on Samsung’s SmartThings platform, SmartThings Energy is a supercharged version of SmartThings Energy Control, which Samsung launched two years ago in the UK. Customers can add their smart meter to see how much energy they’re using, understand how much it’s costing them and even set and track budgets all from their phone.
Chameleon’s technology enables smart meter data to be available in SmartThings
With the need for action on energy consumption and decarbonisation more important than ever, the hope is that services like SmartThings Energy can help galvanise consumer interest in smart meters by empowering users to take action based on their energy usage data more easily. Chameleon’s technology enables smart meter data to be securely and privately populated in the SmartThings app. Making this data easily accessible to consumers will allow them to make meaningful changes surrounding energy in the home and ultimately may contribute to a lower carbon footprint.
Chameleon Technology furthers its commitment to empowering individuals to make smarter energy choices
SmartThings Energy will also highlight if cheaper tariffs are available based on actual household energy usage. By partnering with Uswitch; the UK’s leading price comparison service, to provide end-to-end energy management, SmartThings Energy will give people greater control when it comes to domestic energy use. With increasing prices and the energy price cap shielding customers from even higher bills, active energy management in the home has never been more important.
SmartThings Energy is driving change in the energy space
Commenting on this announcement, Teg Dosanjh, Director of Connected Services and Technology, Samsung UK and Ireland said: “In a time when people are feeling a lack of control over their energy usage, with very limited options to mitigate increasing costs, we’re pleased to be able to drive change in the energy space by launching SmartThings Energy.
We’ve been working hard with our partners Chameleon Technology and Uswitch over the past few months to deliver a completely free-to-use, independent service that takes the guesswork out of household energy management, empowering our customers to have a holistic view of their energy consumption, providing budgeting capabilities.
By helping households be more aware of their energy consumption and encourage positive behaviours to reduce energy usage, SmartThings Energy offers a category-defining energy saving service for everyone, irrespective of who their energy provider is.”
Live data, coming soon, will drive benefits of SmartThings Energy even further
Chameleon Technology’s new consumer proposition, ivie, will soon make live energy data available in SmartThings Energy. With live energy data, users can make decisions and take action in real-time, maximising the benefits of the SmartThings Energy service. Live notifications will encourage users to take immediate action to save even more energy and reduce their carbon footprint further. Live energy data is only available in SmartThings Energy when users buy and connect an ivie Bud, the new in-home display available to purchase directly from the ivie website.
SmartThings Energy creates a smarter, connected home management system
When coupled with Samsung’s range of intelligent devices, the service can not only be harnessed to automatically switch appliances to low energy mode and notify you if appliances are running when no one is at home, but it can also notify users when their energy consumption exceeds monthly targets. SmartThings Energy can also take a user’s actual energy tariff information, including peak time rates, in order to help adjust their energy usage and subsequently minimise costs.
“With SmartThings Energy, we’re giving everyone in the UK free tools to customise their lifestyles in a way that delivers total convenience at home. But not only that, we’re doing what we can to help people prioritise a more connected future through active energy management,” added Teg.
Available to download on Android and iOS, SmartThings is the easiest way to connect and control a wide range of smart devices from Samsung and other leading brands, all from one app.
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