Energy savings selector tool
An energy savings selector tool may assist a user in determining electrical devices that, when implemented in a load control system, may reduce an amount of power used by the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may use load control information of the load control system to identify electrical devices that may be added to or replace other electrical devices in the load control system. The load control information may define operations of the load control system and/or include energy usage information of the load control system. The energy savings selector tool may identify savings information associated with implementing an electrical device in the load control system. Once an electrical device is installed in the load control system, the energy savings selector tool may be used to report energy savings information about the electrical device.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to:
determine power usage information associated with a load control device providing power to an electrical load, wherein the electrical load is at least one of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system or a lighting system, and wherein the power usage information indicates at least one of an amount of energy consumed by the electrical load or an amount of time the electrical load is energized by the load control device;
store the power usage information associated with the load control device;
calculate an energy savings based on the stored power usage information associated with the load control device as compared to an amount of power consumed by the load control device when used with a motorized window treatment, an amount of power consumed by the load control device in an absence of a motorized window treatment, or an amount of power consumed by the load control device in response to a modified setting of an existing motorized window treatment; and
transmit the power usage information and the energy savings to a network device configured to display the power usage information and the energy savings on a user interface at the network device.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further direct the at least one processor to:
access weather information associated with a location at which the load control device is installed; and
determine, based on the weather information, at least one of an amount of sunlight, an amount of cloud cover, or an outside temperature at the location.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the load control device is a temperature control device, and wherein the power usage information relates to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the energy savings further reflects a location at which the motorized window treatment is installed.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein an amount of direct sunlight is determined for the location.
6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the energy savings is calculated with respect to a modified setting of the existing motorized window treatment, and wherein the modified setting indicates an amount to adjust a position of a covering material of the existing motorized window treatment.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the load control device is a plug-in load control device configured to be plugged in to an electrical receptacle, and wherein the power usage information relates to the lighting system.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the energy savings is calculated with respect to a modified setting of the existing motorized window treatment, and wherein the modified setting indicates an amount to adjust a position of a covering material of the existing motorized window treatment.
9. A method comprising:
configuring circuitry to determine power usage information associated with a load control device providing power to an electrical load, wherein the electrical load is at least one of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, wherein the load control device is a temperature control device, or a lighting system, wherein the load control device is a lighting control device, and wherein the power usage information indicates at least one of an amount of energy consumed by the electrical load or an amount of time the electrical load is energized by the load control device;
determining the power usage information;
storing the power usage information associated with the load control device;
configuring circuitry to calculate an energy savings based on the stored power usage information associated with the load control device as compared to an amount of power consumed by the load control device when used with a motorized window treatment, an amount of power consumed by the load control device in an absence of a motorized window treatment, or an amount of power consumed by the load control device in response to a modified setting of an existing motorized window treatment;
calculating the energy savings; and
transmitting the power usage information and the energy savings to a network device configured to display the power usage information and the energy savings on a user interface at the network device.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the circuitry to calculate an energy savings is further configured to access weather information associated with a location at which the load control device is installed.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the load control device is a temperature control device, and wherein the power usage information relates to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the energy savings is in response to a modified setting of the existing motorized window treatment, and wherein the modified setting indicates an amount to adjust a position of a covering material of the existing motorized window treatment.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry to calculate an energy savings is further configured to calculate the energy savings using a location at which the motorized window treatment is installed.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the circuitry to calculate an energy savings is further configured to calculate the energy savings based on at least one of weather information, an amount of sunlight, an amount of cloud cover, or an outside temperature at the location.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein, at a first time of a year, raising the covering material allows the temperature control device to provide power to the HVAC system less often due to heat from natural light.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the load control device is a lighting control device, wherein the power usage information relates to the lighting system.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the energy savings is in response to a modified setting of the existing motorized window treatment, and wherein the modified setting indicates an amount to adjust a position of a covering material of the existing motorized window treatment.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the circuitry to calculate an energy savings is further configured to calculate the energy savings using a location at which the motorized window treatment is installed.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the circuitry to calculate an energy savings is further configured to calculate the energy savings based on at least one of weather information, an amount of sunlight, an amount of cloud cover, or an outside temperature at the location.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein, at a first time of a day, raising the covering material allows the lighting control device to provide less power to the lighting system due to natural light.
21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the circuitry to calculate an energy savings is further configured to calculate the energy savings based on a direct amount of sunlight at the location.