Save energy and on the bill. It has become a search for many this winter. There are solutions among the connected objects to manage the home’s thermostat, schedule its lighting and limit unnecessary consumption. But not everyone knows how to properly equip themselves or how to keep track.
With its versatile voice assistant and smart display devices that it is trying to install in homes, Amazon had the idea to think of a combination of the two to offer monitoring of a home’s electricity and gas consumption, based on the data available for each. Username. Like the services offered by energy providers such as Enedis, the Echo Show devices will allow monitoring of day-to-day billing.
Know the devices that consume the most in real time
To do this, the e-commerce giant has teamed up with the young French company Hello Watt to create an option that will be displayed on its smart screens (Echo Show 5, 8, 10 or 15). This will allow you to know your hourly consumption (if you have it activated with Enedis), the monthly balance and the uses that consume the most energy within the home. However, Hello Watt, like Amazon, shows electricity consumption at D+1 and gas consumption at D+2, pending refinement soon.
To take advantage of it for free, you must have Linky (electricity) and/or Gazpar (gas) meters that provide real-time remote readings. Once everything is installed and configured with your information (meter number), paired Alexa and Hello Watt accounts, the data is displayed on the screen.
It is also possible to ask the voice assistant your consumption in kWh, in euros or in CO2 emissions, give the breakdown of the bill by use (appliances, heating, hot water, lighting, etc.) and obtain analysis by hour, day, week or month.
Hello Watt also offers tips and solutions for saving based on the information provided about the home (surface area, type of heating, co-ownership, etc.). This can range from the installation of a thermodynamic water heater, to changes in habits (washing at 30 or 40°, unplugging disused appliances, etc.). Experts are even on hand for discussion and pre-job simulation tools are readily available.
With this integration into Echo Show devices, Amazon and Hello Watt offer each other support. The first to enrich your information offer on your devices and within your connected home project. The second in order to have visibility for its energy consumption assistance service.
How to activate the monitoring of your consumption?
– Install the Hello Watt app on your smartphone and create an account by adding your Linky and/or Gazpar information to retrieve your data.
– Go to the Alexa app and add the Hello Watt skill. Link your two accounts by validating the emails received.
– On your Echo Show device, go to the Widget menu to add Hello Watt.
– As soon as your accounts have been linked, your details will appear. Ask Alexa for information about your electricity or gas consumption, as well as the breakdown by email.
Source: BFM TV
