The main benefits that the SmartHG Platform can bring to the residential users are:
- Energy usage optimisation
- Energy bill reduction
- Transparency and easy energy management
In specific, by using the SmartHG Platform services for home, residential users can:
- Monitor their energy consumption in an easy way, for example remotely using the smartphone
- Optimise their energy usage without explicit involvement thanks to the automatic bill reduction strategy by exploiting the installed battery, Plug-in Electrical Vehicle, heat pump and other smart appliances
- Energy cost saving percentage ranging from 3.1% to 18.6% (among all test-beds and storage configurations)
- Receive suggestions on how to reduce their electrical energy usage regarding thermal appliances (heat pumps, …) and building components (improve insulation, …)
- Contribute to the green city and reduction of GHG
Our Technical Section contains more details about quantitative evaluation of the SmartHG Platform.