So, are you a fan of all of these smart devices or energy management?
Personally I’m not a fan of the so called Smart TSTAT / Locks. I don’t use either because the vast majority back in the day were solely cloud based.
Anyone serious about security doesn’t use or have infrastructure tied to the cloud!
As it relates to Energy Monitoring the only hardware I use along with Fortune 500, Military, Hospital, Enterprise, Insert any serious installation is the Brultech GEM & Dash Box.
Not any of the toy like monitors like TED, Sense, insert any other brand.
As it relates to a Smart Panel it really depends upon the environment, installation, and use case.
Every site I managed had a so called Smart Panel. The primary goal was load shedding and ToU to reduce power consumption.
In other sites it was used as a method for security and protection. Lightning coming your way?!?
No problem send a soft shutdown to all network infrastructure and than kill the branch circuit.
Lightning surge / spike?!? Nope!
People trying to steal power for whatever reason ?!? No problem kill all the outside outlets from this time to Y.
Maintenance happening?!?
No problem - I just killed the power so the guy on the sky jack can replace that 240 VAC transformer with out dying!
In a home - Again it starts with a lifestyle and a focus on long term goals and needs. Don’t ever focus on ROI because it simply won’t pencil out!
It’s about having the ability at a macro level to do X vs Y vs at a micro level (point of use).