Monday, October 29, 2007

Cutting Energy Waste in Unoccupied Rooms

Energy Eye has developed a wireless energy management system for installation in hotel rooms, apartments, classrooms, offices, or any other building where temperature controls are used. The Energy Eye system utilizes a passive infrared sensor, a motion sensor, and a door sensor to determine if a room is occupied or not. If the door sensor detects that the door was propped open, the sensor notifies the thermostat to shut down. When the system detects that a room is unoccupied, a signal is sent to the thermostat to reduce heating / cooling to a pre-determined level.

Since it is less expensive for a utility company to reduce power consumption than it is to build another power plant or purchase additional power from out of the area, utility companies endorse Energy Eye. Energy Eye boasts energy savings of up to 40% and break even in 6-24 months.

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