That the theme of the energy transition is increasingly felt, at least in Europe, demonstrates the fact that the energy suppliers are no longer interested in, but also the manufacturers of household appliances.
Thus were born agreements e partnership between a distant companies. On the one hand, for example, it happened Among the manufacturers of electric car and companies such as Enel and Pletnitude for the installation of the charging columns. Today It also happens inside the home with the partnership between pulsee light and gasAxpo company, and bekothe company that manages the Whirlpool brands, Hotpoint Ariston, Beko and Indesit.
Energy consumption: first ignored, today protagonists
The collaboration between Axpo and Beko has materialized with the creation of a series of Discounts between 20 and 30% For Beko products which can be purchased directly or by the Pulsee Energy appon smartphones, or from the personal area for Pulsee customers on the official website.
The interesting thinghowever, is that Pulsee has an application available that encourages users to consult it Thanks to a free tool introduced for some time now: the energimeter. It is in fact a functionality included for all customers who esteemthrough algorithms and asking us some simple initial questions, the consumption of the various appliances relying on the data transmitted by modern bidirectional and connected meters.
The advantage for the user is that Nothing should be installed In the house to have an overview of consumption and understand which appliance, perhaps because old, is affecting more on the costs of the bill.
The next step: the smart house at 360 degrees
The energimeter is certainly not a precise system such as those of the smart houses, equipped with amperometric calipers and intelligent sockets that read consumption in real time, but it is a first step to get an idea of their consumption and can be the alarm bell necessary to understand when an old device has become too energetic.
And for the most smalled users? Samsung He has long launched the SmartThings platform, and the most recent range of smart appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, but also ovens and so on) is designed for trace energy consumption and send notifications to the user.
Another example? Octopus Energysupplier of electricity and gas, has created a tool that uses the possibilities of connection of modern electric cars to save on the bill. Just give octopus to access the account of your car to make the supplier manage the recharge in complete decision -making autonomy: We will only choose the time In which we want to find the 100%electric car, and Octopus will activate and deactivate the recharge during times that it will consider most appropriate, offering us in exchange for that energy.
In short, the race for energy saving is only at the beginning. What was once a theme as an insiders today enters the kitchen, the living room and even in the way we load the car. The internet connection, both appliances and vehicles, is no longer a futuristic option, but the base to enable a system where consumption adapts automatically thanks to the dynamic rates that will allow you to offer a discount in the bill thanks to the intelligent management of energy.
In this partnership scenario such as that between Axpo and Beko are not simple commercial initiatives, but the first pieces of a new one
ecosystem. It starts with reduced consumption and new generation appliances to lay the foundations to reduce waste and encourage virtuous behavior, retaining the user within his ecosystem.