It may not look like much, but a little white electric outlet with a networking chip in it can save a bunch of money, according to ThinkEco. The New York-based start-up today said its “modlet,” or modern outlet, is now available. It also released results from a pilot project which showed that a company reduced its power bill by $65,000 per year using the networked outlets in its office.<\/p>\n
ThinkEco is one of a handful of companies making these smart plugs to lower the wasted energy from plug loads, which is a growing portion of businesses’ and consumers’ electricity bills.<\/p>\n
These smart plugs fit over traditional outlets and allow a person to control the supply of juice to the outlets. In the case of ThinkEco, it uses Zigbee to create a mesh network and it offers a PC application for administrators to schedule when to turn electronic gear off.<\/p>\n
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