OhmConnect customers reduce summer energy use by 10.2% on average
Julian Spector · A new catalyst for the smart home: electrify everything · Feb 8, 2023 · at 20:51
Canary Media reporter Julian Spector shares customer energy reduction data reported by OhmConnect CEO Cisco DeVries.
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“He said they've noticed when people sign up, they'll compare the, like, key summer months energy consumption to the year before the customer signed up, and they reduce energy use by 10.2% on average.”
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