Schneider Electric helps users better understand their homes' energy consumption

The Challenge

Understanding the environmental impact of home energy use

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, is committed to helping reduce global carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency as part of its broader sustainability strategy. By 2025, Schneider Electric aims to help save and avoid 800 million tonnes of CO2 for their customers.

Through the Wiser app, the company wants to support consumers in reducing their household carbon footprint with improved energy efficiency and innovative features. However, monitoring the real-time environmental impact of household energy use is challenging, especially with the fluctuating carbon intensity of the grid.

The Solution

Tracking energy consumption and carbon emissions in the Wiser Home app

Schneider Electric's Wiser Home app helps users monitor and analyze the electricity consumption within their homes. It allows users to track their consumption by device, circuit, and room, and compare energy usage with activated smart features like Eco-Mode or Away Mode. These features help users manage their home's energy use, making it more energy-efficient and cutting energy costs.

With data from the Electricity Maps' API, Schneider Wiser helps their users better understand the carbon impact of their home's electricity consumption. The "My Carbon Impact" feature in the Wiser Home app allows users to track their CO₂ emissions over time, offering a breakdown of their emissions by days, months, or years. Such data reveals how the carbon intensity of the grid affects the home's emissions and allows homeowners to make more informed decisions on when and how to use energy.

Key Features & Capabilities

Wiser Home App Functionality

• Device-level monitoring: Track electricity consumption by individual devices

• Circuit tracking: Monitor consumption by electrical circuits

• Room-based analysis: View energy usage by different rooms in the home

• Smart features comparison: Compare energy usage with and without Eco-Mode or Away Mode

• Energy efficiency optimization: Help users manage home energy use more efficiently

• Cost reduction: Enable users to cut energy costs through informed usage patterns

"My Carbon Impact" Feature

• Real-time carbon tracking: Monitor CO₂ emissions from home electricity consumption

• Time-based breakdowns: View emissions data by days, months, or years

• Grid intensity awareness: Understand how fluctuating grid carbon intensity affects home emissions

• Informed decision making: Enable homeowners to choose optimal times for energy usage

• Environmental education: Help users understand the carbon impact of their consumption patterns

Corporate Sustainability Goals

Schneider Electric's Climate Commitment

• 800 million tonnes target: Aim to help save and avoid 800 million tonnes of CO2 for customers by 2025

• Global leadership: Position as a leader in energy management and automation

• Consumer empowerment: Support households in reducing their carbon footprint

• Innovation focus: Develop innovative features for improved energy efficiency

Technical Integration

Electricity Maps API Implementation

• Real-time data: Provide current carbon intensity information

• Location-based accuracy: Deliver precise grid emissions data for specific regions

• Seamless integration: Embed carbon tracking directly into existing energy monitoring workflows

• User-friendly interface: Present complex carbon data in accessible format for homeowners

Business Value

For Homeowners

• Environmental awareness: Better understanding of home energy's environmental impact

• Cost savings: Reduced energy costs through optimized usage patterns

• Informed consumption: Data-driven decisions about when and how to use energy

• Sustainability participation: Active role in reducing household carbon footprint

For Schneider Electric

• Product differentiation: Advanced sustainability features not available in basic energy monitors

• Customer engagement: Increased user interaction through meaningful environmental insights

• Sustainability leadership: Demonstration of commitment to climate goals

• Market positioning: Competitive advantage in smart home energy management

Use Cases

• Energy-conscious homeowners: Detailed monitoring and optimization of home energy consumption

• Sustainability enthusiasts: Tracking and reducing household carbon footprint

• Cost-conscious consumers: Managing electricity usage to reduce energy bills

• Smart home users: Integration with existing home automation and energy management systems

• Environmental reporting: Personal or household-level carbon emissions tracking

Market Segment

• Residential energy management: Focus on individual homes and households

• Smart home integration: Part of broader home automation ecosystem

• Consumer sustainability: Direct-to-consumer environmental solutions

• Energy efficiency: Practical tools for reducing home energy consumption
  
  

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