Energy savings selector tool

1. A system controller device configured to recommend, via an energy savings selector tool, an electrical device for reducing an amount of power consumed by a load control system, the system controller device comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

receive load control information associated with a first electrical device;

determine the amount of power consumed by the load control system over a period of time, wherein the amount of power consumed by the load control system is determined based on the load control information associated with the first electrical device, wherein the first electrical device is at least one of a first electrical load or a first electrical load control device configured to control an amount of power provided to the first electrical load;

determine a second electrical device as a recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system that, when installed in the load control system, reduces the amount of power consumed by the load control system, wherein the second electrical device is at least one of a second electrical load or a second electrical load control device configured to control an amount of power provided to the second electrical load;

determine savings information associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system, wherein the savings information indicates a savings associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system; and

provide to a network device, via a network communication circuit, the savings information associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system and information identifying the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system.

2. The system controller device of claim 1 , wherein the load control information comprises usage information associated with the first electrical device.

3. The system controller device of claim 2 , wherein the usage information includes at least one of an amount of time the first electrical device is energized or an amount of power consumed by the first electrical device.

4. The system controller device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrical load is included in a plurality of electrical loads controlled by the first electrical load control device, and wherein the load control information comprises a number of electrical loads in the plurality of electrical loads, a load type associated with the plurality of electrical loads, and a power rating associated with the plurality of electrical loads.

5. The system controller device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrical load is a lighting load or the first electrical load control device is a lighting control device, and wherein the load control information further comprises an intensity level for the lighting load.

6. The system controller device of claim 5 , wherein the second electrical device is a motorized window treatment.

7. The system controller device of claim 1 , wherein the savings information comprises at least one of cost savings information or payback information, wherein the cost savings information comprises an amount of savings associated with using the second electrical device in the load control system, and wherein the payback information comprises an amount of time to pay back a cost of the second electrical device.

8. The system controller device of claim 7 , wherein the amount of savings comprises a projected amount of savings if the second electrical device is used in the load control system, wherein the amount of time to pay back the cost of the second electrical device comprises a projected amount of time that is based on the projected amount of savings, wherein the projected amount of savings is based on usage information associated with the first electrical device over the projected amount of time, and wherein the usage information includes at least one of an amount of time the first electrical device is energized or an amount of power consumed by the first electrical device.

9. The system controller device of claim 7 , wherein the amount of savings comprises an amount of savings after installation of the second electrical device in the load control system, wherein the amount of time to pay back the cost of the second electrical device is based on the amount of savings, and wherein the amount of savings after installation is based on usage information associated with the second electrical device over the amount of time.

10. The system controller device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a third electrical device as a recommended replacement or another recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system, wherein the first electrical device comprises a lighting device, wherein the third electrical device comprises a different lighting device as the recommended replacement, and wherein the third electrical device comprises a sensor as the other recommended addition.

11. The system controller device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to provide, to the network device via the network communication circuit, information for purchasing the second electrical device.

12. The system controller device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive digital messages from the network device for controlling the first electrical load via the first electrical load control device; and

send, via the network communication circuit, information in the digital messages to the first electrical load control device.

13. A method for recommending an electrical device for reducing an amount of power used by a load control system, the method comprising:

receiving, at a system controller device, load control information associated with a first electrical device;

determining, at the system controller device, the amount of power consumed by the load control system over a period of time, wherein the amount of power consumed by the load control system is determined based on the load control information associated with the first electrical device, wherein the first electrical device is at least one of a first electrical load or a first electrical load control device configured to control an amount of power provided to the first electrical load;

determining, at the system controller device, a second electrical device as a recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system that, when installed in the load control system, reduces the amount of power consumed by the load control system, wherein the second electrical device is at least one of a second electrical load or a second electrical load control device configured to control an amount of power provided to the second electrical load;

determining, at the system controller device, savings information associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system, wherein the savings information indicates a savings associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system; and

providing to a network device, via the system controller, the savings information associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system and information identifying the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the load control information comprises usage information associated with the first electrical device, wherein the usage information includes at least one of an amount of time the first electrical device is energized or an amount of power consumed by the first electrical device.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first electrical load is a lighting load or the first electrical load control device is a lighting control device, and wherein the load control information further comprises an intensity level for the lighting load.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second electrical device is a motorized window treatment.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving digital messages from the network device at the system controller for controlling the first electrical load via the first electrical load control device; and

sending, from the system controller, information in the digital messages to the first electrical load control device.

18. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to:

receive load control information associated with a first electrical device;

determine an amount of power consumed by a load control system over a period of time, wherein the amount of power consumed by the load control system is determined based on the load control information associated with the first electrical device, wherein the first electrical device is at least one of a first electrical load or a first electrical load control device configured to control an amount of power provided to the first electrical load;

determine a second electrical device as a recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system that, when installed in the load control system, reduces the amount of power consumed by the load control system, wherein the second electrical device is at least one of a second electrical load or a second electrical load control device configured to control an amount of power provided to the second electrical load;

determine savings information associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system, wherein the savings information indicates a savings associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system; and

provide to a network device the savings information associated with using the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system and information identifying the second electrical device as the recommended addition to the first electrical device in the load control system.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the load control information comprises usage information associated with the first electrical device, wherein the usage information includes at least one of an amount of time the first electrical device is energized or an amount of power consumed by the first electrical device.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the first electrical load is a lighting load or the first electrical load control device is a lighting control device, and wherein the load control information further comprises an intensity level for the lighting load.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the second electrical device is a motorized window treatment.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

receive digital messages from the network device for controlling the first electrical load via the first electrical load control device; and

send, via a network communication circuit, information in the digital messages to the first electrical load control device.