So once in a while, reality sets in, and we realize that powering all these home automation switches can't be free. So what does it cost? A CocoonTech.com member just posted about a little experiment he did, and the results might surprise you! View Forum Thread.
This isn't the first time this topic has been brought up, but it's a nice reminder that we have to keep this in mind when discussing how home automation can save us energy. Here are some of the older threads:
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This isn't the first time this topic has been brought up, but it's a nice reminder that we have to keep this in mind when discussing how home automation can save us energy. Here are some of the older threads:
- power consumption of automated light switches when OFF
- new Insteon generation that uses less power?
- power consumption for HA (Z-wave, Insteon,UPB,etc)
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