Maybe you
don’t have to pay your energy bills yourself yet, but next year, a lot among us
will. And probably, you will have to deal with the question: “where does all
off this electricity (and my money) go to?” Well, Electrabel came up with the
perfect solution: the Smart Energy Box. With this device, you can keep track of
your energy consumption and control it from a distance.
How does it
work? It’s very simple. When you buy the box, you get 4 Smart energy plugs -
which can measure your energy usage and which make it possible to switch on and
off your tools automatically – and one gateway – which figures as an interface
between the plugs and the web platform.
What does
it do? It is possible to check the energy consumption of your devices online
and spot unusual high expenditure. If that is the case, you can switch off the
device in question, even when you are for example at work.
If you don’t
get the whole picture, check out this funny commercial!
One point
of criticism already occurred: the box itself uses electricity. What do you
think of the Smart Energy Box? Can it help you to limit your energy usage or is
it just a marketing stunt and will it make no difference?
By Elien
Lefevere
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