Here is our review of the Emporia Energy Monitoring Smart Plug.
The Emporia Smart Plug allows you to monitor the energy use and control most home appliances from anywhere with the Emporia App.
Features
- Turn devices on/off remotely and even set a timer
- Set a schedule for your devices to use energy when it’s cheapest
- Be notified if devices use unusual amounts of energy
- Voice control with Amazon Alexa or Google Home
- Automatically turn devices off during your utility’s peak hours
- Automatically turn devices off when home energy load is approaching pre-defined peak when paired with an Emporia Vue
- Automatically turn on devices when home has excess solar generation when paired with an Emporia Vue
A Closer Look
Using the Smart Plug
In order to use the Smart Plug you need to download the Emporia Energy app and then follow the steps to add the plug, or plugs, this includes naming the plug (something useful like office or kitchen or whatever else you want to call it). During the configuration process if there are any firmware updates available they will be installed on the plug.
When the configuration is complete you will be able to use the energy usage on the app.
Final Thoughts
The Emporia Smart Plugs are really easy to use and set up – you basically plug them in and add them to the app – thats it! Then you plug whatever you want to use into the smart plug and away you go!
You can use the app to turn on or app the plug whenever you want from wherever you are, you don’t need to be in the house to do it. You can also set up schedules, so if you wanted something to come on at a certain time every day and then turn off an hour later, just set it up and let it do its thing.
On its own all that is really great and useful. Now here’s the additional advantage to these plugs, you can monitor exactly how much electricity you are using with each plug, which is really important in the current economic climate with electricity being very expensive.
Grab some of these plugs now, you won’t be disappointed.
The Emporia Smart Plugs are available now priced around £37.99 for a box of 4 plugs.
